Misconceptions and Falseness about Chand Dynasty Kings of Kumaon Lists provided by Chand People

 (History of Kumaon from 1000-1790 AD)

         (History of Chand Dynasty Rule in Kumaon)

History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar) - Part 149

                                              By: Bhishma Kukreti

 The lists provided by Chand people or their own servants to British administration are on false ground and not on logical grounds.

             Misconceptions for Somchand to Veenchand the Chand Dynasty Kings of Kumaon

 The list of kings from Somchand to Veenchand is false. It is said that Katyuri king donated land to Somchand (700-721) as son in law. However, there was not rule of Katyuri before 740AD.

The name Hammeer for a 7^th Chand king (769-786 or 833-856) for the list for a mountainous king is also absurd because Hammeer name became popular in India only when in 1193, Muhammad Gauri carved Hammer name on his coins.  Kashmiri historian used Hammer in his book (1150).

             Misconceptions for Virchand to Parvatchand the Chand Dynasty Kings of Kumaon

 There are no logical evidences for the kings list from Virchand to Parvatchand the Chand kings of Kumaon.

 Chand Dynasty kings List from Inscriptions

 The study of inscriptions provide the following Chand Dynasty Kings of Kumaon-

                              Vinaychandra Family

SN----Name ---------------Base Inscription----------Approximate Rule Period by A &B—Atkinson’s view  

A & B =lists by B and A lists

1-Vinaychandra-----------------------1223 -------------------------1223-1226

2-Baghchandra (Vadyachandra)------1223-------------------------------1223-1233

3-Thorchandra--------------------------1226-1233------------------------1226-1233----------1361

4-Kalyanchandra----------------------1233-51----------------------------1233-1251

5-Trilokchandra---------------------------------------------------------------1251-1285

6-Nar (Damar)Chandra----------------1285/97/1321----------------------1285-1321

7-Jaychandra---------------------------1329------------------------------------1321-1337

8-Abhay (Abhvindra)Chandra------------1337-1367

                            Gyanchandra Family

SN----Name --------------------Base Inscription----------Approximate Rule Period—Atkinson’s view  

9-Gyanchandra(1^st)--------------1367-1420-----------------1367—1420----------1374-1419

-Hariharchandra-------------------------1397 as prince----------------------------1419-1520

Bharatchandra---------------------------1382/97 as prince

10-Dhyan(Udyan) Chandra)------------1444------------------1420-142---------------1420-21

11-Harishchandra-------------------------1444--------------------1422-1423-------------1422-1423

 12-Vikramchandra--------------------1423/24/33/34-----------1423-1434------------1423-1437

Dharamchandra-----------------------as prince 1429?---------------------

  13-  Kali Kalyanchandra-----------------1433/68-----------------1434-1468-----------------------1542-1551

                      Bhartichandra Family

SN----Name -----------Base Inscription----------Approximate Rule Period—Atkinson’s view

14-Bhartichandra------------144-99----------1444-1455----------------------------1437-1450

Dhanyachandra -------------as prince 1455

15-Ratanchandra---------------1445-68-------------1455—68-------------------1450-1488

Harishchandra--------------prince 1461

Pratapchandra---------------prince-1461

16-Kiratichandra----------------1500-1505------------1499-1506-------------1488-1503

17-Pratapchandra-------------1510----------------------1506-1511-------------1503-1517

18-Bhishma (Vishnu) Chandra-------1511-1533-------1511-1559---------------1555-1560

19-Balo Kalaynchandra--------------1559-----------------1559-1565----------------1560-1565

20-Rudrachandra-------------------1565-1597------------1565-97----------------1565-97

21-Lakshmanchandra (lakshmi) ----1602,16------------1597-1621---------------1597-1621

22-Dilipchandra------------------------------------------------1621-24-------------------1621-24

23-Vijaychandra---------------1625----------------------------1624-25------------------1624-25

24-Trimallchandra----------------1616/18/30----------------1625-38---------------1625-38

              Bajbahadurchandra Family

25-Bajbahadurchandra-------------1640-75-----------------------1638-78---------------1638-78

26-Udyotchandra-------------------1678-91---------------------------1678-98------------1678-98

27-GyanchandraII----------------------1701/03-----------------------------1698-1708-------1698-1708

28-Jagatchandra --------------------1710-1718----------------------1708-20-------------------1708-20

29-Devichandra------------------------1722-26------------------------------1720-27--------------1720-1726

30-Ajitchandra-------------------------------1729-----------------------------1727-29--------------1726-29

31-Balo Kalyanchandra----------------------------------------------------------1729---------------------1729

32-Doti Kalayanchandra--------------------------1731-46----------------------1730-48------------1730-47

33-Deepchandra----------------------------1749-74--------------------------1748-77----------------1748-77

34-Mohanchandra first time---------------1777/78-------------------------1777-79----------------1777-79

35Pradyumnshah (Garhwali)-------------1781-1784----------------1779-86--------------------------1779-86

Mohanchandra second time------------1786-88---------------------1786-88---------------------------1786-88

36-Shivchandra---------------------------------------------------------------1788-------------------------------1788

37-Maheshchandra-------------------------------1789--------------------1788-90---------------------1788-90

The last word on names of Chanda dynasty king is Chandra.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti -bckukreti@gmail.com 22/9/2013

                                      References

Dr. Shiv Prasad Dabral, Uttarakhand ka Itihas Bhag 10, Kumaon ka Itihas 1000-1790

Badri Datt Pande, 1937, Kumaon ka Itihas, Shri Almora Book Depo Almora

Devidas Kaysth, Itihas Kumaon Pradesh

Katyur ka Itihas, Pundit Ram Datt Tiwari

Oakley and Gairola, Himalayan Folklore

Atkinson, History of District Gazette

Menhadi Husain, Tuglak Dynasty

Malfujat- E Timuri

Tarikh -e-Mubarakshahi

Kumar Suresh Singh2005, People of India

Justin Marozzi, 2006, Tamerlane: Sword of Islam

Bakshsingh Nijar, 1968, Punjab under Sultans 1000-1526 

The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 13 page 52 

Bhakt Darshan, Gadhwal ki Divangit Vibhutiyan

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

                           

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -150

History of Kumaon (1000-1790) to be continued….

 Middle Himalayan, Indian Medieval Age History of Chand Dynasty rule in Kumaon to be continued…

  (Middle Himalayan, Indian Medieval Age History (740-1790 AD to be continued…)

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