Thakur Major Singh Chib of Deva Vatala wrote the first history of the Chib Rajputs, Tarikh-e-Chibhal (c. 1926): his family, his method and his last words.
Deva Vatala in 1926: the Hindu Chib bands of Vatala, Bawa Tabali’s shrine, the Pir Songa fair and the men who served the Maharajas of Jammu.
Chib officers in 1926, village by village: two lists in Tarikh-e-Chibhal name 91 risaldars, subedars and generals, from Bisa and Deva to Kas Guman.
How the Hindu Chibs of Vatala faced Ranjit Singh’s army and the fort of Shatab Garh, and why Vatala and Deva were burned, in the oldest Chib history.
How the Hindu and Muslim Chibs parted after Baba Shadi Shaheed, as told in the oldest Chib history: Ghaggi’s refusal, Raja Ghanni Khan and Dasu Khan.
The first history of the Chib Rajputs, Thakur Major Singh’s Tarikh-e-Chibhal of c. 1926, is now online in full: thirteen highlights from all 113 pages.
The Chib shajra in Tarikh-e-Chibhal (c. 1926): all 481 numbered rulers from Bhum Chand of Kangra to Raja Sultan Khan of Bhimber, and where each line settled.
When did the Chibs come to Bhimber? The oldest Chib history says c. 1240, later historians c. 1400. How Timur and Ibrahim Lodi help date Raja Chib Chand.
Chib gots, mandis and titles explained A to Z, from Ghanial and Jaskal to Rajana, Raika, Rai and Khan Sahib, with their Urdu forms and sources.
Chib origin in five accounts: an Iranian prince, the Katoch rajas of Kangra, a Tanwar theory, the jewel story of Tarikh-e-Chibhal and British-era records.