PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE: Raja CHAIN SINGH, Raja of Jaswan since 1945.

educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore; he moved to Amb at the time of partition in 1947, leaving behind the royal palaces empty at Ramkot; married Rani Mohan Kanwar, daughter of HH Sri Raj-i-Rajan Maharawal Sir Prithvi Singhji Bahadur of Banswara, and his fourth wife, HH Maharani Daulat Kanwar, and has issue.

• Tikka Sahib Nagendra Singh of Jaswan, born 1950, married 1985, Tikka Rani Bhuvaneshwari Kumari, daughter of Thakore Shri Janakisinhji Chandrasinhji of Rajpur in Kathiawar, and has issue.

  • Kunwar Prithviraj Singh, born 8th February 1988.

• Rajkumar Vijayendra Singh, married Rajkumarani Ritu Kumari, daughter of Kanwar Devendra Narain Singh of Tirwa, and has issue.

  • Kunwar Raghuvendra Singh, born 30th July 1988.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded in 1170 by Raja Purab Chand, a scion of the Kangra Royal Family. Rulers were....

1. Raja PURAB CHAND 1170/-

2. Raja PARAB CHAND

3. Raja BISWA CHAND

4. Raja GOPAL CHAND

5. Raja SIRBAHK CHAND

6. Raja DHULA CHAND

7. Raja SULACHAN CHAND

8. Raja AUKI CHAND

9. Raja UDHAM CHAND

10. Raja NIRPAT CHAND

11. Raja UDHARN CHAND

12. Raja BHIKH CHAND

13. Raja SIRKAR CHAND

14. Raja MUBARAK CHAND

15. Raja GOVIND CHAND fl.1572, he defended the fort of Kangra from the Mughal Emperor Akbar, in the absence of his kinsman Raja Jai Chand Katoch of Kangra.

16. Raja BIKRAM CHAND

17. Raja ANIRUDH CHAND fl.1589, he joined a general revolt of the hill-states against the Mughals led by his kinsman Raja Bidhi Chand of Kangra.

18. Raja SAMIR CHAND

19. Raja MAN SINGH

20. Raja AJAB SINGH

21. Raja RAM SINGH

22. Raja AJIT SINGH

23. Raja JAGHAR SINGH

24. Raja ABHIRAI SINGH

25. Raja JAGRUP SINGH

26. Raja PRIT SINGH

27. Raja UMMED SINGH 1800/1849, born about 1781, in 1815, Maharaja Ranjit Singh ^(#@) summoned all his forces, to assemble at Sialkot, but the Raja of Jaswan failed to obey the summons and a fine fixed beyond his resources was imposed. Submitting quietly to his fate Raja Ummed Singh resigned his state and accepted a jagir of 12,000Rs p.a., joined unsuccessfully in a revolt against the British in 1848, his property was confiscated and he was exiled to Almora; he married and had issue. He died 1849 at Almora.

    • Raja JAI SINGH (qv)

28. Raja JAI SINGH 1849/1863, joined in the revolt in 1848 and joined his father in exile, married and had issue. He died 1863 at Almora. Title of "Raja" not recognized by the imperial British authorities.

    • Raja RAN SINGH (qv)

    • Kunwar Prithi Singh

29. Raja RAN SINGH 1863/1892, born 1833, received the jagir of Ramkot in Jammu when he married the Princess of Jammu. Title of "Raja" not recognized by the British. In 1877 the jagir in Jaswan, consisting of 21 villages in the Jaswan Dun was restored to the Raja, as well as the family garden at Amb and buildings at Rajpura, married 1stly, a daughter of the Raja of Baghal, married 2ndly, a grand-daughter of HH Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, and had issue. He died 1892.

    • Raja RAGHUNATH SINGH (qv)

    • Kumari (name unknown), married Tikka Arimardan Sen of Suket.

30. Raja RAGHUNATH SINGH 1892/1918, born 1852, he was granted the personal title of "Raja" on account of his ancient lineage and marriage connection with the Maharajas of Jammu & Kashmir. The title did not grant him the right to administer law and order in his jagir, and such title could not be passed on by inheritance. His property was divided among six children, married 1stly, 1871, a daughter of HH Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, married 2ndly, another daughter of HH Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, married 3rdly, Rani (name unknown), married 4thly, 1901, a daughter of Raja Ram Palji of Kutlehar, and had issue. He died 1918. ^(#1)

    • Kumari (name unknown) (by a Jammu Rani), married HH Raja Shyam Singh of Chamba.

    • HH Rani Dharam Deiji Saheba (by a Jammu Rani), married HH Raja Ram Singh of Chamba.

    • Raja LAKSHMAN SINGH (by the 4th Rani)(qv)

    • Rajkumar Santdev Singh (by the 4th Rani), born 1907, he was mentally unsound and was looked after by his younger brother, Rajkumar Shivdev Singh. He died sp 1960.

    • Rajkumar Shivdev Singh (by the 4th Rani), born 1910, he served in the administration of Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu & Kashmir and retired as Chairman of independent India's Union Public Service Commission, married and had issue. He died 1998. (Jammu, India)

      • Kunwar Rameshwar Singh

      • Kunwar Baldev Singh

      • Kunwar Brijender Singh

31. Raja LAKSHMAN SINGH 1918/1945, born 1904, Head of the Royal family of Jaswan, resided at Ramkot; married 1stly, Rani Tottan Dei, daughter of Raja Kedar Chand of Chenani, married 2ndly, a daughter of Maj. Kunwar Ishar Singh Jamwal, and had issue. He died 4th June 1945 in Ramkot and was cremated at Khoon, seven kilometres from Ramkot.

    • Rajkumari Hemlata Kumari (by Rani Tottan Dei), born October 1923, married Raja Udaibhan Chand of Datarpur, and had issue. She died 2000.

    • Raja CHAIN SINGH (by Rani Tottan Dei)(qv)

    • Rajkumar Devinder Singh (by 2nd Rani), married Rajkumar-Rani Sonia Kumari, and has issue.

      • Kanwar Aaditya Singh Jaswal, born 13th December 1968, married Kanwarani Bhawani Jamwal, born 28th December 1975, daughter of Commandant V. S. Jamwal, and has issue, one son.

        • Zorawar Singh Jaswal, born 24th November 2004.

    • Rajkumari Krishna Kumari (by 2nd Rani), married Rai Sahib Karan Singh of Kathlour, Punjab.

32. Raja CHAIN SINGH (see above)