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Title: A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Rose, H. A. (Horace Arthur), 1867-1933 Ibbetson, Denzil, Sir, 1847-1908 Maclagan, Edward Douglas, Sir, b. 1864
Subjects: Ethnology -- India Punjab Caste -- India Punjab Ethnology -- Pakistan North-west Frontier Province Caste -- Pakistan North-west Frontier Province Punjab (Pakistan) -- Religion North-west Frontier Province (Pakistan) -- Religion
Publisher: Lahore : Printed by the superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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Mahramka and Azamka, which own land. Other septs are tenants.Their genealogy gives them a common origin with the Wattus :— Uchchir, _J r 1, Jay-Pal. Eaj-Pal, I I Chhina. Wattu. Phern, 18th in descent from Chhina was converted to Islam by B^waFarid-ud-Din of Pakpattan. The Chhinas are courageous and hard-working, but they are also professional thieves, though they will notsteal from Sayyids,/a5ir6 or mirdsis, dreading the abuse of the latter.Though a small tribe in comparison with the Wattus they will not allowthe latter to got the upper hand, and if they steal one buffalo from theChhinas, the latter endeavour to retaliate by stealiug five from the Wattus. Chhinba, fern, -an see Chhimba, P. Dicty., p. 225. Chholiana, a Jdt clan (agricultural) found in Multan. Chhon, Chhoni, a Jdt clan (agricultural) found in Multan. Chho^i, a Gujar clan (agricultural) found in Amritsar. Cehul, or Jhul : a synonym for Malldh, used in Hoshiarpur. .^ //- ^^/ ^</ ^• - 3<f^ ^ ^ t7. -^-^cTfi.^*^ /^
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^^ /SL/i* _ ^.7 The Chilli feudal system. 169 Chibh.—A Rajput tribe conCnetlj in tlio Punjab, to tlio northern portionof Gujrd,t under tlio Jamniu Hills, but also found in tlio hills abovethat tract which belong to tho Kashmir State. It gave its name tothe Chibhiil, tho hill country ol: Kashmir on tho left bank of theJholum river along tho Hazara border, though it appears to nolonger occupy those hills. Tho Chibh claim to be an offshoot,at least in the female line, of the Katoch of Kangra, aud their eponymChibh Chand is said to have left Kitngra 14 centuries ago* and settledat Maghlora near Bhimbar in tho Jammu Hills, receiving from R/ijaSripat of Bhimbai his daughters hand, with part of his country as herdower, t The first of the tribe to become a Muhammadan was one SiirSadi, who died a violent death in Aurangzebs reign. He isstill venerated as a martyr, and the Muhammadan Chibh offerthe scalp looks of their male children at his tOTub, till which ceremonythe child is not considered

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