Raja Ghamand Chand of Kangra was the grandfather of Sansar Chand. Consider the following statements about Ghamand Chand:
(A) He recovered most of the territory after the decline of the Mughal power.
(B) He founded his capital town of Tira Sujanpur on the banks of river Beas.
(C) He maintained an atelier of artists.
(D) He shifted to Nadaun later in his life.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Three
(A) He recovered most of the territory after the decline of the Mughal power. — Correct. After the Mughal decline, Ghamand Chand recovered most of the territory.
(B) He founded his capital town of Tira Sujanpur on the banks of river Beas. — Correct. He founded his capital town of Tira Sujanpur by the Beas and built fine monuments.
(C) He maintained an atelier of artists. — Correct. He also maintained an atelier of artists.
(D) He shifted to Nadaun later in his life. — Incorrect. It was his grandson Sansar Chand who shifted to Nadaun later in life.
NCERT (2026-27): “Kangra School …Sansar Chand ascended to the throne at the tender age of 10 years after the kingdom had been restored to its earlier glory by his grandfather Ghamand Chand. They belonged to the Katoch dynasty of rulers, who had been ruling the Kangra region for a long time until Jahangir conquered their territory in the seventeenth century and made them his vassals. After the decline of the Mughal power, Raja Ghamand Chand recovered most of the territory and founded his capital town of Tira Sujanpur on the banks of river Beas and constructed fine monuments. He also maintained an atelier of artists.” “Kangra School …An earlier phase of Kangra kalam paintings is witnessed in Alampur and the most matured paintings were painted at Nadaun, where Sansar Chand shifted later in his life.” |