Mandi State

It was located in the Himalayan range, bordering to the west, north, and east on the British Punjabi district of Kangra; to the south, on Suket; and to the southwest, on Bilaspur.

Formerly part of the Kingdom of Suket in the Punjab Hills, the dynasty traditionally goes back to 765AD.

Bahu Sen’s descendants emigrated to Kullu until the tenth descendant, Kabakha Sen was killed by the Raja of Kullu and his son had to flee to Siokot, not very far from the present city of Mandi which was founded during Ajbar Sen’s rule.

The last Rajput ruler of Mandi signed the accession to the Indian Union thus being incorporated into the State of Himachal Pradesh as Mandi district on 15 April 1948 with an area of 2,950 square kilometres (1,140 sq mi).

[citation needed] The rulers bore the title of Raja.

Portrait of Ishwari Sen of Mandi
Detail of the territory of Mandi State from a map of the various Hill States of the Punjab Hills region, copied in 1852
Playing horn at Palace Temple. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh , India
Playing trumpet at temple. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh