Dip Chand was Raja

Raja

Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...

 of Kahlur

Kahlur

Kahlur , covering an area of 1173 km², and currently a part of Himachal Pradesh state, was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in/around 697 by Kahal Chand. Kahal Chand had built a fort, which was named after him, and was called...

 from 1653 until his death in 1665, caused by poisoning by agents of the Raja of Kangra

Kangra district

Kangra is the most populous district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamsala is the administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh is situated in Western Himalayas between 31°2 to...

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Chand was closely allied with Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) (Full title: His Imperial Majesty Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan...

 who made Dip Chand the suzerein of 22 states in his region. Chand's first wife was Rani Kunkam Devi of Kullu

Kullu

Kullu, once known as Kul-anti-peetha - "the end of the habitable world", is the capital town of the Kullu District, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is located on the banks of the Beas River in the Kullu Valley about ten kilometres north of the airport at Bhuntar.Kullu is a broad open...

 but he was succeeded by Bhim Chand

Bhim Chand

Bhim Chand was the Raja of Kahlur from 1665-1692.Bhim Chand was the son of Dip Chand the raja of Kahlur and Rani Jalal Devi of Mandi, Dip Chand's second wife...

 who was a son of his second wife, Rani Jalal Devi of Mandi.