PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE:

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded by Raja BHOG PAL, son of the Raja of Kullu, about 750AD. Annexed by the Raja of Jammu in 1836. Rulers were..

• Raja BHOG PAL, first of the Balauria Rajas.

• Raja NAG PAL

• Raja SINGH PAL

• Raja SOJ PAL

• Raja SATYADIK PAL

• Raja RADHIK PAL, his brother founder Bhadrawah.

• Raj LAKSHMAN PAL

• Raja SAKYA PAL

• .....

• Raja GUN RAI

• Raja TRAILOKYA PAL 1028/1041, married and had issue.

  • Raja TUNGA PAL (qv)

  • Raja TOKH PAL, founder of Bhadu state, he was originally assigned the jagir of Hatetar, but rebelled against his brother and was defeated, with the aid of troops provided by the Nawab of Lahore, he captured Basohli. Peace was made between the two brothers, with one third of Basohli given to Raja Tokh Pal about 1045/1050.

• Raja TUNGA PAK 1041/-, married and had issue.

  • Raja KALAS PAL (qv)

• Raja KALAS PAL fl.1055

• Raja THAKAN PAL

• Raja MAHI PAL

• Raja ARUN PAL [Ran Pal] fl.1160

• Raja AJAYA PAL ca 1169/-

• Raja PRITHVI PAL fl.1200

• Raja MAHIPAT PAL

• Raja HARI PAL

• Raja BINI PAL [Bidhi Pal]

• Raja UDAI PAL

• Raja SIDH PAL

• Raja BHAG PAL

• Raja JAGARATH PAL

• Raja ANCHAN PAL

• Raja BHUPAL

• Raja DAULAT PAL fl.1500, married and had issue.

  • Raja GAJENDAR PAL (qv)

  • Mian Godhin, ancestor of the Rahinyal family.

  • Mian Keshab, ancestor of the Jandrotia family.

  • Mian Haibat

  • Mian Balabhadar

• Raja GAJENDAR PAL ca 1530/-, married and had issue.

  • Raja KRISHAN PAL (qv)

• Raja KRISHAN PAL ca1570/ca1595, married and had issue. He died about 1595.

  • Raja KEHAR PAL (qv)

  • Mian Jas Pal

• Raja KEHAR PAL 1595/1598, married and had issue.

  • Raja BHUPAT PAL (qv)

• Raja BHUPAT PAL 1598/1635, born 1573, married 1stly, a Princess of Kashtwar, married 2ndly, a Princess of Chanehni, and had issue. He died 1635.

  • Raja SANGRAM PAL (by 1st wife) (qv)

  • Raja HINDAL PAL (by 2nd wife) (qv)

• Raja SANGRAM PAL 1635/1673, born ca1628, married 22 times but died sp 1673, 7 Ranis committed sati.

• Raja HINDAL PAL 1673/1678 , born ca1633, married and had issue. He died 1678.

  • Raja KIRPAL PAL (qv)

• Raja KIRPAL PAL 1678/1693, born 1650, married (a), a Princess of Bandralta, married (b), a Princess of Mankot, and had issue. He died 1693.

• Raja DHIRAJ PAL 1693/1725, married and had issue. He died 1725.

  • Raja MEDINI PAL (qv)

  • Mian Ratan Pal

• Raja MEDINI PAL 1725/1736, born 1717?, in 1735 he invaded Chamba, defeated the Raja and annexed the two parganas of Jundh and Bhalai, married a daughter of Raja DALIP SINGH of Guler, and his second wife, Rani Kalyan Devi, and had issue. He died 1736.

  • Raja AJIT PAL (qv)

  • Mian Vikram Pal

• Raja AJIT PAL 1736/1757, annexed Bhadu state with the help of the Jammu Raja, married and had issue. He died 1757.

  • Raja AMRIT PAL (qv)

  • Mian Bikram Pal, born 1749.

• Raja AMRIT PAL 1757/1776, born 1745, built the Royal Palace of Basohli, married 1759, a daughter of Raja RANJIT DEV of Jammu, and had issue. He died 1776 in Banaras.

  • Raja VIJAY PAL (qv)

• Raja VIJAY PAL 1776/1806, born 1763, the state was invaded and captured by Raja RAJ SINGH of Chamba in 1782, being restored only on the payment of a lakh of rupees, married and had issue. He died 1806.

  • Raja MAHENDRA PAL (qv)

• Raja MAHENDRA PAL 1806/1813, greatly embellished the Basohli Palace and added the Rang Mahal and Shish Mahal, married a daughter of the Raja of Jasrota and had issue. He died 1813 at Amritsar.

  • Raja BHUPENDRA PAL (qv)

• Raja BHUPENDRA PAL 1813/1834, born about 1806, during his rule the state became tributary to Maharaja RANJIT SINGH of Lahore, married a Bhatial Princess, and had issue. He died November 1834 at Amritsar.

  • Raja KALYAN PAL (qv)

• Raja KALYAN PAL 1834/1836, born 17th December 1834, in 1836 a sanad conveyed the state as a jagir to Raja HIRA SINGH of Jammu, in March 1846, the estate was transferred to Maharaja GHULAB SINGH, with a pension of 3,000Rs being assigned to the Raja, he married 1stly, 1850, a Princess of Sirmur, died before 1857, married 2ndly, a daughter of Raja CHHATAR Singh of Mankot, she continued to live in Basohli Palace on a pension of 1,500Rs from Jammu, for many years. He died sp 1857.