Champavati, by the Chamba tradition founded about 920 by Sahila Varman, is the Ravi terrace town of the Varman rajas and has the Lakshmi Narayan temples (the surviving group is of the tenth century or later; unchecked).
The old capital Bharmour (Brahmapura) is higher up.
Who holds it
- Title
- Raja
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The raja of Chamba (not known by name).
How things stand that morning
The raja of Chamba (not known by name).
Where the sources disagree
On the map: A point.
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
- Wikipedia, Chamba State
- Wikipedia, Chamba State (list of rulers is a reconstruction from the Vamshavali)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.