Consider the following hill states of Himachal Pradesh and their respective founders according to local historical traditions: 1. Suket state was founded by Bir Sen. 2. Mandi state was founded by Ajbar Sen. 3. Bushahr state was founded by Prithi Singh. Which of the statements given above are correct?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Statement 1 is correct as Suket was established by Raja Bir Sen, and statement 2 is correct as Mandi town and state were founded by Raja Ajbar Sen in the early 16th century after separating from Suket. Statement 3 is incorrect because Bushahr state was traditionally founded by Danambar Singh, not Prithi Singh, who belongs to the Chamba royal lineage. These genealogies form the bedrock of regional state formation studies in Himachal historiography.