The western Himalayan ranges round Solan, Shimla and Sirmaur: dozens of small lordships held by thakurs and ranas of Khasa and Rajput clans, among them the lords whose houses become the Simla hill states.
None is dated for 1200; the Sirmaur raja's line is late tradition. The Pabbar and Giri valleys are the arteries.
Who holds it
- Name
- not known by name
- Title
- Thakurs and ranas
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Later tradition only.
How things stand that morning
Many small lordships, none written about.
Where the sources disagree
On the map: A modern-district approximation of an old regional name.
Primary sources for Hill rajas
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The River of Kings, with Jonaraja's continuation, Kalhana; continued by Jonaraja (Kalhana 1148 to 1150; Jonaraja about 1459). Kalhana's chronicle stops in 1149, so for 1200 the witness is Jonaraja, writing three centuries later and very briefly. Read online
- The Gopala Raja Chronicle, and the Nepalese colophons, Anonymous (chronicle); various scribes (colophons) (the chronicle about 1389; the colophons are contemporary notes of the 11th to 14th centuries). The Nepal valley in 1200 is known chiefly from dated manuscript colophons and short inscriptions, which name the reigning king with the Nepal era year, and from the Gopalarajavamsavali, a chronicle written about 1389 that lists the kings with regnal years.
Sources and studies
- OMNIA board notes for this place (lead only, checked against the sources above)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.