Arrange the following Pahari rulers in a chronological order.

(A) Dalip Singh
(B) Raja Govardhan Chand
(C) Kirpal Pal
(D) Raja Sansar Chand

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(C), (A), (B), (D)

The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (A), (B), (D)

(C) Kirpal Pal
(A) Dalip Singh
(B) Raja Govardhan Chand
(D) Raja Sansar Chand

The first and most dramatic example of work from the hill states is from Basohli. From 1678 to 1695, Kirpal Pal, an enlightened prince, ruled the state.

Guler appears to have a long tradition of paintings amongst all Pahari schools. There is evidence that artists were working in Haripur–Guler ever since the reign of Dalip Singh (1695–1743) as many of his and his son Bishan Singh’s portraits, dating back to earlier than 1730s, i.e., before the beginning of the Guler–Kangra phase can be found.

The first quarter of the eighteenth century saw a complete transformation in the Basohli style, initiating the Guler–Kangra phase. This phase first appeared in Guler, a high-ranking branch of the Kangra royal family, under the patronage of Raja Govardhan Chand (1744–1773).

Painting in the Kangra region blossomed under the patronage of a remarkable ruler, Raja Sansar Chand (1775–1823). It is believed that when Prakash Chand of Guler came under grave financial crisis and could no longer maintain his atelier, his master artist, Manaku, and his sons took service under Sansar Chand of Kangra.