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Bhuri Singh

1869–1919 · 20th century

Bhuri Singh was Raja of the princely state of Chamba in the western Himalayas from 1904 to 1919. A reforming ruler, he donated his family's collection of Pahari paintings and other objects to found the Bhuri Singh Museum in Chamba, opened in 1908, which preserves much of the state's art and many of its inscriptions.

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Chamba State

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