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{{short description|Raja of Nadaun (1823 - 1873)}}
{{infobox royalty
|title = [[Raja]]
|succession = [[Raja]] of [[Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh|Nadaun]]
|predecessor = ''Position established''
|successor = Amar Chand
|father = [[Sansar Chand]]
|mother = Gulab Dassi
|birth_date = {{circa|1815}}
|death_date = {{circa|1873}}
|dynasty = [[Katoch]]
}}
[[Sir]] '''Jodhbir Chand''' {{small|[[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]]}} (1815 – 1873) was the [[Raja]] of [[Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh|Nadaun]] from 1823 until his death in 1873.

== Early life and background ==
He was born in 1815 to [[Sansar Chand]] and a concubine of his by the name of Gulab Dassi.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Archer |first=William George |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Indian_Paintings_from_the_Punjab_Hills_T/BInuAAAAMAAJ? |title=Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills: Text |date=1973 |publisher=Sotheby Parke Bernet |isbn=978-0-85667-002-2 |pages=59,256 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Illustrated_Weekly_of_India/9XI6AQAAIAAJ |title=The Illustrated Weekly of India |date=1962 |publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press |pages=25 |language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Katoch]] dynasty.<ref name=":0" /> His ancestors had ruled the [[Kangra State|Kangra]] for centuries.<ref name=":0" /> He gave two of his sisters, Mehtab and Raj, in marriage to [[Ranjit Singh]], the [[Maharaja]] of the [[Sikh Empire]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Massy |first=Charles Francis |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Chiefs_and_Families_of_Note_in_the_Delhi/QPcYAQAAIAAJ |title=Chiefs and Families of Note in the Delhi, Jalandhar, Peshawar and Derajat Divisions of the Panjab |date=1890 |publisher=Printed at the Pioneer Press |pages=373–375 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Griffin |first=Lepel Henry |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Panjab_Chiefs/Q0ABAAAAQAAJ |title=The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Territories Under the Panjab Government |date=1865 |publisher=T.C. McCarthy |pages=3 |language=en}}</ref>

== Reign ==
[[Ranjit Singh]] conferred on him the title of [[Raja]] and a [[jagir]] of [[Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh|Nadaun]] that yielded an annual revenue of Rs. 100,000 in 1823.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Brentnall |first=Mark |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Princely_and_Noble_Families_of_the_F/ayYbAvECXQwC |title=The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh |date=2004 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-163-4 |pages=325–326 |language=en}}</ref> He initially acquired great influence at [[Lahore]], being a personal favourite of [[Ranjit Singh]].<ref name=":0" /> However, over the years, their friendship lessened.<ref name=":0" /> He was gradually stripped of the [[jagir]] lands until his income dropped to just Rs. 30,000.<ref name=":0" /> From 9 March 1846 onward—when [[Kangra State|Kangra]] was ceded to the [[East India Company]] by his brother-in-law, [[Ranjit Singh]]—he pledged loyalty to the Company.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Great Britain. India Office |url=https://archive.org/details/peopleofindiaser04greauoft/ |title=The people of India : a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan |last2=Kaye |first2=John William |last3=Taylor |first3=Meadows |last4=Watson |first4=J. Forbes (John Forbes) |date=1868 |publisher=London : India museum |others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref> During the [[Katoch]] [[Rebellion|insurrection]] in [[Kangra State|Kangra]] (1848–49), he sided with the British.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Imperial_Gazetteer_of_India/-AO2AAAAIAAJ |title=Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series |date=1908 |publisher=Superintendent of Government Printing |pages=382 |language=en}}</ref> As a reward, the British confirmed his jagir upon the annexation of [[Kangra State|Kangra]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZkV9AAAAMAAJ |title=Haryana District Gazetteers: Imperial gazetteer of India (provincial series), Punjab, 1908 (v. 1) |date=1997 |publisher=Gazetteers Organisation, Revenue Department, Haryana |pages=382 |language=en}}</ref> During the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], he once again supported them and sent his second son to fight on their side.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> His son was awarded the [[Order of Merit]] for his services.<ref name=":1" />

== Death ==
He died in 1873 and was succeeded by Amar Chand as the [[Raja]] of [[Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh|Nadaun]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lethbridge |first=Sir Roper |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Golden_Book_of_India/3kwoAAAAYAAJ |title=The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire |date=1893 |publisher=Macmillan |pages=24,168,420 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Gazetteer_of_the_Kangra_District_1883_84/Q0ZuAAAAMAAJ |title=Gazetteer of the Kangra District, 1883-84 |date=2001 |publisher=Sang-e-Publications |isbn=978-969-35-1116-1 |pages=138 |language=en}}</ref> Upon his death, the then [[List of head of the State of Punjab (British India)|Lieutenant Governor of Punjab]], [[Robert Henry Davies]], paid tribute to him in the following words:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chopra |first=Gulshan Lall |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Chiefs_and_Families_of_Note_in_the_Punja/EZifwYm8MT0C |title=Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab |date=1940 |publisher=Government Printing |pages=87 |language=en}}</ref>
{{Blockquote
|text=... whose upright and honourable character had secured the respect and esteem of all , while he had discharged the duties of his position to the entire satisfaction of Government.
|author=[[Robert Henry Davies]]
}}
==Honours==
In 1868, he was made a [[Knight Commander]] of the [[Order of the Star of India]] and was granted a salute of seven guns.<ref name=":3" />

==References==
<references />
[[Category:1815 births]]
[[Category:1873 deaths]]
[[Category:History of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]
[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]
[[Category:People from British India]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:Indian knights]]

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