Mandi State


Mandi State was a princely state within, with the town of Mandi as its capital. The state of Mandi, which included two towns and 3,625 villages, was part of the States of the Punjab Hills. It was located in the Himalayan range, bordering to the west, north, and east on the British Punjabi district of Kangra; to the south, on Suket; and to the southwest, on Bilaspur. As of 1941, population of Mandi State was 232,598 and area of the state was.

List of rulers

The rulers bore the title of Raja.
There description
  • Raja AJBAR SEN, 1st Raja of Mandi 1527/1534, he made Mandi his capital, married and had issue. He died 1534.
  • Raja CHHATAR SEN, 2nd Raja of Mandi 1534/1554, married and had issue.
  • Raja SAHIB SEN, 3rd Raja of Mandi 1554/1575 or 1534/1554, married Rani Prakash Devi, daughter of Raja Bikram Chand of Bilaspur, and had issue.
  • Raja NARAIN SEN, 4th Raja of Mandi 1575/1595 or 1554/1574, he defeated the Ranas of Ner, Bandoh and Chuhar, and claimed their territory, later in life he became paralytic but was cured by a pir.
  • Raja KESHAB SEN, 5th Raja of Mandi 1595/1616 or 1574/1604, married and had issue.
  • Raja HARI SEN, 6th Raja of Mandi 1616/1637 or 1604/1637, married and had issue. He died 1637 or 1623.
  • Raja SURAJ SEN, 7th Raja of Mandi 1637/1664 or 1623/1658, he was defeated into two battles with the Raja of Kullu, and one with the Raja of Guler.
  • Raja SHYAM SEN, 8th Raja of Mandi 1664/1679 or 1658/1673.
  • Raja GAUR SEN, 9th Raja of Mandi 1679/1684 or 1673/1678.
  • Raja SIDHI SEN, 10th Raja of Mandi 1684/1727 or 1678/1719,
  • Raja SHAMSHER SEN, 11th Raja of Mandi 1727/1781, born 1722.
  • Raja SURMA SEN, 12th Raja of Mandi 1781/1788.
  • Raja ISHWARI SEN, 13th Raja of Mandi 1788/1826, born 1784.
  • Raja ZALIM SEN, 14th Raja of Mandi 1826/1839.
  • Raja BIJAI SEN, 16th Raja of Mandi 1851/1902, born 1846.
K.C.S.I ; he was formally installed on 12 October 1866,