List of monarchs of Punjab

This article lists the monarchs of Punjab from the ancient kingdom of Sindhu-Sauvīra around 1000 BC until the deposition of the Sikh Empire in 1849.

Sindhu-Sauvīra

 * Udayana or Udrayana or Rudrayana (6th to 5th century BC)
 * Kesikumara (5th century BC)

Pauravas

 * Porus (before 326 BC, probably 338 BC – between 321 and 315 BC)

Indo-Parthians (15 BC – 50 AD)

 * Gondophares I (c. 19 – 46) Coin
 * Gondophares II Sarpedones (first years AD – c. 20 AD)Coin
 * Abdagases I (first years AD – mid-1st century AD) Coin
 * Gondophares III Gudana, previously Orthagnes (c. 20 AD – 30 AD)
 * Gondophares IV Sases, (mid-1st century AD)

Kushan Empire (50 – 350 AD)

 * Kujula Kadphises (c. 50) Kujula Kadphises. Laureate Julio-Claudian style.jpg
 * Vima Takto (c. 90), alias Soter Megas or "Great Saviour." Coin of Vima Takto.jpg
 * Vima Kadphises (c. 113) First great Kushan Emperor Vima Kadphises with ithyphallic Shiva.jpg
 * Kanishka the Great (127 – c. 151) Kanishka I Greek legend and Helios.jpg
 * Huvishka (c. 151) Huvishka Maaseno.jpg
 * Vasudeva I (c. 190) Last great Kushan Emperor VASUDEVA I.jpg
 * Kanishka II (c. 230 – 247) Coin of KanishkaII.jpg
 * Vashishka (c. 247 – 267) Vasishka.jpg
 * "Little Kushans";
 * Kanishka III (c. 267 – 270) Kanishka III Circa AD 267-270.jpg
 * Vasudeva II (c. 270 – 300) Coin of VasudevaII.jpg
 * Mahi (c. 300 – 305) Mahi Kushan 4th century CE.jpg
 * Shaka (c. 305 – 335) Kushan Empire Shaka Circa AD 325-345.jpg
 * Kipunada (c. 335 – 350) Kipunada.jpg

Alchon Huns (470 – 550 AD)

 * Toramana (c. 470 – 515 CE)
 * Mihirakula (c. 515 – 540 CE)
 * Toramana II (c. 530 – 550 CE)

Taank Kingdom (550 – 822)
The Taanks (Takkas) were people from a variety of clans forming a kingdom. The rulers of the kingdom are only known from sources of chronicles and minted coins. During this rule (630 AD), Lahore was said to have been visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang. He described it as a great Brahmin city.

Note: Not listed chronologically.


 * Ratapat
 * Bahurpal
 * Sahajpal
 * Madanpal

Chamba State (550 – 1948)

 * Raja Yugakar Verman
 * Raja Vidagdha Verman
 * Raja Dodaka Verman
 * Raja Vichitra Verman
 * Raja Dhariya Verman
 * Raja Salavahana Verman
 * Raja Soma Varman
 * Raja Asata Varman
 * Raja Jasata Verman
 * Raja Dhala Verman
 * Raja Udayan Varman
 * Raja Anand Verman
 * Raja Ganesa Verman
 * Raja Pratap Singh Verman, (from 1559 to 1586)
 * Raja Vir Vahnu Verman (1586 to 1589)
 * Raja Balbhadra Verman (1589 to 1641) as Chamba.
 * 1690 -       1720  Udai Singh                         (b. ... - d. 1720)
 * 1720 -       1735  Ugar Singh
 * 1735 -       1794  Raj Singh                          (b. 1735 - d. 1794)
 * 1794 -       1808  Jit Singh                          (b. 1775 - d. 1808)
 * 1808 -       1844  Charhat Singh                      (b. 1803 - d. 1844)
 * 1844 -       1870  Shri Singh                         (b. 1839 - d. 1870)
 * 1870 -   Apr 1873  Gopal Singh                        (b. 18... - d. 1893)
 * 17 Apr 1873 – 22 Jan 1904 Sham Singh                         (b. 1866 - d. 1905)
 * 22 Jan 1904 – 22 Sep 1919 Bhuri Singh                        (b. 1869 - d. 1919)
 * 22 Sep 1919 - 7 Dec 1935  Ram Singh                          (b. 1890 - d. 1935)
 * 7 Dec 1935 – 15 Aug 1947 Tikka Lakshman Singh               (b. 1924 - d. 1971)

Brahmin dynasty (632 – 712)

 * Chach ((r. c. 632 – undefined))
 * Chandar ((r. c. 671 – undefined))
 * Dāhir ((r. c. 679 – undefined) from Alor)

Hindu Shahi Kingdom (822 – 1026)

 * Lalliya Kallar (822 CE – 850 CE)
 * Kamala Toramana (850 – ??)
 * Bhimadeva (?? – ??)
 * Spalapati (?? – ??)
 * Samanta (around 900 – 950)
 * Jayapala (964 – 1001)
 * Anandpal (1001 – 1010)
 * Trilochanpala (1010 – 1021)
 * Bhimpala (1021 – 1026)

Munnabih dynasty (855 – 959)

 * Muhammad Munabbih III (855 – 864)
 * Asad Qureshi (892 – early 900s, probably 918)
 * Hassan II (late 800s)
 * Ahmed II (late 800s – early 900s)
 * Munabbih I (912 – 913)
 * Muhammad Munabbih IV (913 – 920)
 * Munabbih II (920 – 930)
 * Fahad Munabbih (930 – 940)
 * Harun Munabbih (940 – 959)

Lodi dynasty (959 – 1010)

 * Jalam bin Shayban (959 – 985)
 * Hamid ibn Shayban (985 – 997)
 * Nasr ibn Hamid (997 – ??)
 * Abul Fateh Daud ibn Nasr (?? – 1010)

Bhangi Misl (1716 – 1802)

 * Chhajja Singh Dhillon (1716 – ??)
 * Bhuma Singh Dhillon (?? – 1746)
 * Hari Singh Dhillon (1746 – 1766)
 * Jhanda Singh Dhillon (1766 – 1774)
 * Ganda Singh Dhillon (1774 – 1776)
 * Charhat Singh Dhillon (1776 – 1776)
 * Desu Singh Dhillon (1776 – 1782)
 * Gulab Singh Dhillon (1782 – 1800)
 * Gurdit Singh Dhillon (1800 – 1802)

Sial Chieftaincy (1723 – 1818)

 * Walidad Khan Sial 1723 – 1747
 * Inayatullah Khan Sial 1747 – 1787
 * Kabir Khan Sial 1787 – 1798
 * Ahmad Khan Sial 1798 – 1818

Singhpuria Misl (1733 – 1816)

 * Kapur Singh 1733 – 1753
 * Khushal Singh 1753 – 1795
 * Buddh Singh 1795 – 1816

Dallewalia Misl (1748 – 1807)

 * Gulab Singh Khatri 1748 – 1759
 * Gurdiyal Singh 1759 – 1764
 * Tara Singh Ghaiba 1764 – 1807

Nakai Misl (1748 – 1810)

 * Heera Singh Sandhu Nakai (r. 1748–1767; d. 1767)
 * Sardar Nar Singh Nakai (r. 1767-1775; d. 1775)
 * Ran Singh Nakai (r. 1775-1784; d. 1784)
 * Bhagwan Singh Nakai (r. 1784-1789; d. 1789)
 * Gyan Singh Nakai (r. 1789-1807; d. 1807)
 * Kahan Singh Nakai (r. 1807–1810; d. 1873).

Patiala State (1761 – 1947)
{| class="wikitable" !No. !Name (Birth–Death) !Portrait ! class="unsortable" |Reign !Enthronement !Ref. ! colspan="6" |Sardars ! colspan="6" |Maharajas
 * 1
 * Ala Singh (1691 or 1695 – 1765)
 * [[File:Detail of a mural of Ala Singh of Patiala State from the Sheesh Mahal of the Qila Mubarak.jpg|235x235px]]
 * 1709 – 1765
 * 1709 – 1765
 * 2
 * Amar Singh (7 June 1748 – February 1781)
 * Miniature painting of Raja Amar Singh of Patiala, ca.1830.jpg
 * 1765 – 1781
 * 3
 * Sahib Singh (18 August 1773 – 26 March 1813)
 * Detail of an equestrian portrait of Raja Sahib Singh of Patiala State.jpg
 * 1781 – 1813
 * 4
 * Karam Singh (12 October 1797 – 23 December 1845)
 * [[File:Painting of Maharaja Karam Singh in the Audience Hall of Qila Mubarak, Patiala.png|228x228px]]
 * 1813 – 1845
 * 30 June 1813
 * 5
 * Narinder Singh (26 October 1824 – 13 November 1862)
 * [[File:Photograph of Maharaja Narinder Singh (alt. spelt as 'Narendra Singh') of Patiala State with attendants, by Jean Baptiste Oscar Malitte, ca.1860.jpg|151x151px]]
 * 1845 – 1862
 * 18 January 1846
 * 6
 * Mahendra Singh (16 September 1852 – 13 or 14 April 1876)
 * Mahendra Singh, Maharaja of Patiala in the 1870s.jpg
 * 1862 – 1876
 * 29 January 1863
 * 7
 * Rajinder Singh (25 May 1872 – 8 November 1900)
 * Portrait of Sir Rajinder Singh Maharaja of Patiala.jpg
 * 1876 – 1900
 * 6 January 1877
 * 8
 * Bhupinder Singh (12 October 1891 – 1938)
 * BHUPINDER-SINGH, MAHARAJA OF PATIALA (18432128650).jpg
 * 1900 – 1938
 * 9
 * Yadavindra Singh (7 January 1913 – 17 June 1974)
 * MAHARAJA OF PATIALA (18615125252).jpg
 * 1938 – 1974
 * 7
 * Rajinder Singh (25 May 1872 – 8 November 1900)
 * Portrait of Sir Rajinder Singh Maharaja of Patiala.jpg
 * 1876 – 1900
 * 6 January 1877
 * 8
 * Bhupinder Singh (12 October 1891 – 1938)
 * BHUPINDER-SINGH, MAHARAJA OF PATIALA (18432128650).jpg
 * 1900 – 1938
 * 9
 * Yadavindra Singh (7 January 1913 – 17 June 1974)
 * MAHARAJA OF PATIALA (18615125252).jpg
 * 1938 – 1974
 * 9
 * Yadavindra Singh (7 January 1913 – 17 June 1974)
 * MAHARAJA OF PATIALA (18615125252).jpg
 * 1938 – 1974
 * 1938 – 1974