An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kinnaur Part II , Brief History of district Kinnaur .

 An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kinnaur Part - II ,  Brief History of district Kinnaur :- 

View of Padam Palace , Rampur Bushahr 

Kamru Fort at Kamru in Sangla Valley , Kinnaur 

View of Kalpa , Kailash  , Kinnaur  Himachal Pradesh .

Kinnaur became  6 th. district  of Himachal Pradesh on  1st May 1960 before  1960 it was a Tehsil of district Mahashu  named " Chini "  . Kalpa village was earlier named " Chini " 

Before Independence  Kinnaur was a part of Bushahr Princely state  .

View of Sarahan Town

View of Bhimakali Temple at Sarahan 

According to an inscription the  Bushahr state was founded by Pradyumna son of Lord Krishna  who had come to marry the daughter of Raja Banasur who at that time was ruling Sonitpur  [ Present Sarahan ]

View of Kamru Fort in Sangla Valley  Kinnaur .

According to one another inscription Dev Puran Devta from Mathura came to Kamru in Kinnaur and  killed Ranas and Thakurs  after reaching Sarahan killed Raja Banasur .  Then brought Pradyumna and made him King of Bushahr . 

Raja Chatar Singh was 110 th. ruler of Bushahr Princely state . He shifted the capital from Kamru to Sarahan .

Views of Sarahan Palace  Himachal Pradesh 

The Raja Kehri Singh  113 th. Raja was the son of Raja Chatar Singh . Raja Kehri Singh was given the title of Chhatarpati by Mughal Empror Aurangzeb . Raja Kehri Singh was also called Ajanbahu  as he touches his knees with his hands while standing straight . 

A great Darbar of hill chieftains was called by Empror Aurangzeb in Delhi  which was also attended by Raja Kehri Singh .

When ever Raja Kehri Singh  goes out side  in sun a chhatar shaped clouds always give  shelter upon his head . This Mughal Empror Aurangzeb came to know then called Raja Kehri Singh to Delhi . Empror Aurangzeb seen the clouds protecting him from sun and  asked about the  clouds on his head . Upon  this Kehri Singh replied  that it is due to  blessings of god's and goddesses of his country  upon him . On this Empror said ," O Raja  Shahib ,  you have been blessed with a Chhatra from the home of God ,  So you are conferred with the title of Chhatarpati ."

Raja Ram Singh the 116 th. ruler of Bushahr Princely state shifted the capital from Sarahan to Rampur Bushahr in 18 th. Century .

Views of Padam Palace at Rampur Bushahr District Shimla Himachal Pradesh   

Raja Padam Singh  became Raja on 13 November 1914 and ruled the Bushahar  state till 1947 .  Raja Virbhadra Singh was crowned 1947  there after he was elected as a Member of Parliament  in 1962. Raja Virbhadra Singh remained Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh six times  and he passed away on 8 July 2021 . 

Raja Vikramaditya son of Raja Virbhadra Singh  is crowned after the death of Raja Virbhadra Singh who has been elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly   in 2017 and in 2022 and is now Cabinet Minister in the Government Himachal Pradesh . 

At present Sarahan and Rampur Bushahr both , earlier Capitals of Bushahr state   are Parts of Shimla district where as  Kamru is in district Kinnaur . Chaura on Hindustan Tiebet road defines the boundary between Shimla district  and Kinnaur district .