Kishtwar

Kishtwar was a mountain principality in the upper Chenab valley, between Kashmir, Ladakh and Chamba. In 1337 its ruler was Brahm Kishtwar.

Its rajas extended their power southwards to absorb Bhaderwah and retained their independence through the Mughal and Durrani periods. In 1821 Gulab Singh of Jammu invaded and annexed Kishtwar. Its last raja, Mohammed Tegh Singh, was sent to Lahore fort, where he took his own life.