The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bhagat Chand, Rana
Bhagat Chand, Rana; Born, 1888; succeeded to gaddi, 1910; educated at the Lahore Aitchison College. This state was originally a tributary of Sirmoor, but after the Gurkha War in 1815, it was made independent and a Sanad was granted to Rana Puran Chand by Lord Moira. Puran Chand afterwards abdicated and the state was restored to his son Karam Chand in 1840. The present Rana, prior to his accession to the gaddi, was a Magistrate and Councillor of the State, whose area is 288 square miles; its population is 24,700 and its revenue, Rs 1,90,000. Address: Jubbal, Simla Hill States, Punjab.