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Notable Chib Figures
Rajas, saints and leaders of the Chib Rajputs, from the Katoch rajas of Kangra and the founding of Bhimber to the community of today.
From Our Shajra
Rajas and saints named in the shajra of the Chibs of Malot, in order of descent.
c. 4300 BC
Rajanaka Bhumi Chandra
The first name in the Chib shajra: founder of the Katoch line of Kangra, from which the Chibs descend. Find in the shajra
1500 BC
Susharma Chandra II
Remembered in the shajra as the Katoch raja who fought against Arjun in the Mahabharata. Find in the shajra
320 BC
Parmanand Chandra I
Known as Porus. The shajra remembers him as the raja who fought against Alexander the Great. Find in the shajra
AD 1009
Jagdish Chandra III
The Katoch raja who, in the words of the shajra, fought against Mahmud Ghazni. Find in the shajra
AD 1375
Shringar Chandra IV
Issued the Singa coins and received the title of Miyan. Find in the shajra
AD 1391
Raja Megh Chand
Megh Chandra II in the shajra. He issued the Meghmudra coins, fought against Timur and was the father of Hari Chandra I, Raja Partab Chand and Karm Chandra II. Find in the shajra
Founder of Bhimber
Raja Partab Chand
Son of Raja Megh Chand and, in the words of the shajra, the founder of Bhimber (Chibhal). Historical records add that he won the state by marriage. Find in the shajra
Raja of Chibhal
Raja Chib Chand
Son of Raja Partab Chand and Raja of Chibhal State, Bhimber. The clan and the land of Chibhal take their name from him. Find in the shajra
Father of the Muslim Chibs
Baba Shadi Shaheed
Raja Shadab Khan, also called Sandeep Chand or Raja Dharam Chand, son of Raja Gor Paal Chand. The first Chib raja to embrace Islam and the ancestor of every Muslim Chib family; his shrine is at Jandi Chontra. Find in the shajra
Ancestor of the Ghaniyal
Raja Ghani Khan
Ghnye khan in the shajra: son of Raja Bhom Khan and grandson of Baba Shadi Shaheed. The ruling line of Bhimber descends from him and the Ghaniyal Chibs bear his name, while his brother Raja Ghaghi Khan is remembered in the Ghaghial. Find in the shajra
Father of five sons
Raja Madan Khan
Madn khan in the shajra, descended from Raja Ghani Khan. Father of Mirza Idhar Baig Khan, Khan Parda Khan, Khan Jewal Khan, Ismail Khan and Darya Khan: the last rajas of Bhimber descend from Ismail Khan, and the Chibs of Malot from Darya Khan. Find in the shajra
Jagirdar of Ali Malot
Darya Khan
Son of Raja Madan Khan and jagirdar of Ali Malot. The Chibs of Malot, whose shajra this site follows, descend from him to the present generation. Find in the shajra
Raja Jogu Khan
Raja Chowk Jannat Khan
Known as Raja Jogu Khan. Son of Ismail Khan and the first of the line of rajas that ends with Raja Sultan Khan. Find in the shajra
Raja Roop Singh
Raja Rehmatullah Khan
Known as Raja Roop Singh; Rehmtullah khan in the shajra. Son of Raja Chowk Jannat Khan and father of Raja Karamullah Khan. Find in the shajra
Last ruler of Bhimber
Raja Sultan Khan
Son of Raja Suleman Khan and eighth in descent from Ismail Khan; the shajra calls him Akhri Wali-e-Bhimber, the last ruler of Bhimber. Victor of the Battle of Bhimber in 1812. Find in the shajra
From Historical Records
Known from the histories of the hill states. They do not appear on our shajra, which follows a single line of descent.
Khari-Khariali
Raja Kharak Chand
Named by Hutchison and Vogel as a younger son of Partab Chand, who founded the state of Khari-Khariali with its capital at Mangla Fort on the Jhelum.
1486
Raja Hans of Bhimber
Remembered in the histories as the raja who, in 1486, defeated a force from the Punjab that tried to force its way into Kashmir through Bhimber.
Mangla Fort
Raja Umar Khan of Khari-Khariali
Chief of the Mangla branch, who held out against the Sikh advance at Mangla Fort before making peace through his son Akbar Ali Khan.
1840–1847
Raja Faiz Talab Khan
Named by Hutchison and Vogel as a nephew of Sultan Khan, he held the chiefship until 1840 and left the hills in 1847. The family afterwards lived at Pothi in Gujrat District.

the chib today
Leaders of Our Time
Chief Family of the Chib Tribe
The last ruler of Bhimber and the family that has carried the chiefship of the tribe.
Raja Sultan Khan (Last King)
Raja Ali Bahadur Khan (Late)
Raja Muhammad Akbar Khan (Late)
Raja Muhammad Afzal Khan (Late)
International Chib Rajput Forum
The Forum honours our Chief and works to keep the Chib heritage alive at home and abroad.
Raja Muhammad Yousaf Khan
Capt (R) Khan Nadeem Khan
Haji Raja Iqbal Sahib
Raja Fazal-Ur-Rehman
Honours of the Chib
Members of the tribe recognised for their service and achievements.

