Chibhal

Chibhal State
Princely State
1400–1846
History
• Foundation of the state	1400
• Annexed by the Dogra dynasty	1846
Succeeded by Presidencies and provinces of British India
Today part of	Azad Kashmir Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Chibhal was a princely state founded by a cadet of Katoch Rajputs of Kangra in 1400 A.D.

History[]

Chibhal's first ruler was Raja Partab chand Katoch, who was the youngest son of Raja Megh chand Katoch of Kangra.^[1][2] Chibhal was also known to Timur's historians under the name Jibhal. The territory of Chibhal originally included upper the hill region bordering Hazara.

The inhabitants of the state were known as Chibhalis. The northern barrier of India, a popular account of the Jammu and Kashmir territories by Frederic Drew 1877, page 30-31. Chibs who ruled this princely state are the direct descendants of Raja from whom the term Chib, Chibhan and Chibhal are derived.^{[citation needed]} In 1822, the state's territories were reduced to no more than twenty five kilometres due to invasions from the Sikh Empire. The state was then referred to as the state of Bhimber. At that time it included the towns of Bhimber, Samhani and Mangal Devi. The Chibhalis were known to fiercely resist the Sikhs. They were seen as a threat by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and thus they were invaded and annexed into the Sikh Empire.^[3]

Forts[]

• Bhagsar Fort Bhimber.
• Ramkort Fort, Mangla Dam.
• Throchi Fort Kotli.^[4][5]
• Mangla Fort, Mangla
• Barnad Fort, Sehnsa

Jagir-Shahdara near Lahore[]

After the giving over of Jammu and Kashmir to Maharaja Gulab Singh, it became necessary to take measures for the protection and maintenance of the minor hill chiefs, who, much against their will had been included in the “properties” forming part of the contract. The matter was arranged in 1847 by Sir Henry Lawrence, Agent and Resident at Lahore, on the one part, and by Diwan Jwala Sahai, the Maharaja’s Minister, on the other. It was agreed that such of the chiefs as elected to settle in British territory should receive perpetual pensions, amounting in the aggregate to Rs., 42,800 annually; the Maharaja ceding to, the British Government the ilaka of Sujanpur, part of Pathankot, and certain lands between the Beas and Chaki rivers north of Gurdaspur in satisfaction of the demands, which were to be met from the British treasuries. The Raja Faiz Talib Khan, styled as Bhimbarwala by Sir Henry Lawrence, was allowed hereunder a cash pension of Rs. 10,000 per annum, the same being declared perpetual in his family, to be enjoyed undivided by one individual at a time. This arrangement did not of course please Faiz Talib, who thus found himself invested with a small pension in lieu his patrimony. But who was obliged to accept what had been fixed for him by Sir Henry Lawrence, as there was no hope of getting better terms from the Maharaja. He took up his abode at Shahdara near Lahore; and be it recorded to his credit that he and his relatives have ever since proved themselves thoroughly loyal to the new Power.

Jagir Pothi,pirkhana (rajgan) Besa, Deva Battala.[]

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STATE: Punjab

DYNASTY: Chib

AREA:not known

REVENUE/PENSION: 10,000Rs

VILLAGES:Pothi, Besa. Pirkhana (rajgan)

• Major Raja sawar khan. retired from British army at 1940. ( 1891-1940) pirkhan rajgan

Raja Fazaldad Khan, son of Raja Faiz Talib Khan of Bhimber which was annexed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore, was appointed as Risaldar Major.^{[citation needed]}

• Raja Ali Bahadur Khan (Died in 1908) was a Provincial Darbari and served ad Extra Assistant Commissioner in Rawalpindi District.^{[citation needed]}
• Raja Muhammad Akbar Khan, was a Naib-Tehsildar,but was compelled to resign on account of the precarious state of his father’s health.After his father’s death in 1908 succeeded to the family pension and seat in Provincial Darbari, and to the hereditary title of Raja.^[6]
• Raja Muhammad Afzal Khan.
• Brig. Raja Muhammad Saleem Khan(PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE: thirtieth Raja of his line, Head of the Royal House of Bhimber,)

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