Dilip Chandra: A Weak Chand King of Kumaon and famous for having twenty one Sons

(History of Kumaon from 1000-1790 AD)

         (History of Chand Dynasty Rule in Kumaon)

History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar) - Part 180

                                              By: Bhishma Kukreti

 Ruling period of Dilip Chandra: 1621-1624

Inscription- Inscription of Gadsir without date

Contemporary situation:

Garhwal - Shyam Shah -1611-1625 expired in 1631, Mahipat Shah – 1625-1635

Delhi/Agra – Jahangir 1605-1627

      Dilip Chandra was one of the weaker rulers among Chand Kings. He got the crown from his father Lakshmi Chandra and maintained the territory.  Trimall Chandra passed two inscriptions in 1616 and 1618 in the period of Lakshmi Chandra in hope that he would get the crown. However, due to conspiracy of Sukhram Karki and his two other powerful court fellows, instead Trimall Chandra, Dilip Chandra got crown of Lakshmi Chandra.  

              Disputes among Pant –Upreti

           The disputes among Pant and Upreti castes were quite old phenomenon. They had fierce groups.  Dilip Chandra was weal king. There were day to day conflicts between Pant and Upreti castes. They used to make conspiracy on each other in Gangoli.  Dilip Chandra passed an order that whoever is found attacking on others would be punished.

      Dilip Chandra dismissed Vasudev Pant a minster of Lakshmi Chandra period. Pant castes criticized Dilip Chandra and spread the rumors that Dilip Chandra was under influence of dead souls of Upreti.  Jeet Ram Pande, one of Pant group leader was caught looting Upreti village. Dilip Chandra sentenced Jeet Ram Pande to death.

                     Twenty one sons of Dilip Chandra

         Dilip Chandra died in 1624 due to tuberculosis. However, he left the army of twenty one sons.

                         Chief Councilor s of Dilip Chandra

               The chief councilors and officers in Chand kingdom were from Joshi, Pant, Pande, Tiwari and Upreti castes.

             The chief influencing advisors of Dilip Chandra were Sukhram Karki, Piru Gusain and Vinayak Bhatt originally from Sor. Piru Gusain was relative to Chand family. Pande described them as cunning advisors.  It seems that since, Sukhram Karki, Piru Gusain and Vinayak Bhatt were called cunning as they were not from Pant, Pande, Joshi, Upreti and Tiwari castes. By this token, historians should have called Upreti-Pant groups cunning, indulged in conspiracy and cruel too.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti -bckukreti@gmail.com 3/11/2013

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

                           

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -181  

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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Notes on Medieval History of Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir period; Medieval History of Askot Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir period; Medieval History of Johar Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir period; Medieval History of Sor Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir; Medieval History of Dwarhat Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir period; Medieval History of Pithoragarh Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir period; Medieval History of Bageshwar Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir period; Medieval History of Champawat Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir period; Medieval History of Almora Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir period; Medieval History of Nainital Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir period; Medieval History of Ranikhet Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir period; Medieval History of Udham Singh Nagar Kumaon contemporary to Jahangir period;