Chattha
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Chattha (चट्ठा) Chatthe (चट्ठे) Chekitan (चेकितान) is gotra of Jats. This clan became famous from the warrior Chekitan of Mahabharata war. Chekitana (चेकितान) was son of Dhrishtaketu, Raja of the Kekayas, and an ally of the Pandavas.[1]
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History
Chatha A Jat tribe apparently confined to Gujaranwala in which district they hold 81 villages . They claimto be descended from Chattha , a grandson of Prithvi Rai Chauhan .the Chauhan King of Delhi , and brother of the ancestor of the Chima .In the 10th from Chattha , as otherwise stated , some 500 years ago , Dahru came from Sambhal in Moradabad , where the bards of the Karnal Chauhans still live , to the banks of the Chenab and married among the Jat tribes of Gujranwala .They were converted to Islam about 1600 AD . they rose to considerable political importance under the Sikhs ; and the History of their leading family is told by Sir Lepel Griffin at page 402 ff of his Punjab Chiefs . [1] ”
“ They claim to be by origin Chohan Rajputs and to have emigrated to the Punjab from the Delhi District .The date of the emigration is not exactly known , but it was probably about 300 years ago . They rapidly increased in numbers , spreading along the banks of the Chaanab , and founded Naddhala , Manchar , Bangli , Pandorian , and other villages . One Gagu seems to have been the first to adopt the Muhammadan faith , about the year 1600 , and his example was followed by the remainder of the tribe [2] ”
Chatha was a fierce tribe under warlord Pir Mohd Khan of Rasulnagar, and Alipur Chatha held considerable tracts of land under his control until he lost to Ranjit Singh of Sukerchakia. Chathas rose to considerable political importance under Ranjit Singh's rule; and the history of their leading families is told by Sir Lepel Griffin (pages 402 ff. of his Punjab Chiefs).
Geography
Historically Chathas have been confined to the Gujranwala district, in which they have 84 villages. They marry among the Jat tribes of Gujranwala. The Chatha clan is also found south-east of Rawalpindi District, with Hakim Chatha and Chatha Bakhtawar being the most important. Many Chathas migrated to Lyallpur Faislabad and Montgomery Sahiwal districts during the build-up of the canal network by the British.
The group of six Chatha villages of Faisalabad is situated near the town of Chak Jhumra. People of these villages are peculiar in the sense that they are not direct migrants from Gujranwala.They come from Gurdaspur and are the progeny of one Chatha person who migrated to Gurdaspur from Gujranwala. When the Rakh Branch canal was dug they were allocated agricultural land by the British Indian Government. They came to Faisalabad in 1888 from Gurdaspur. The Rakh Branch canal is the same canal that irrigates much of the Tehsil Samundri passes from Abdullah pur in Faisalabad, and also irrigates the six Chatha villages. The canal originates at Head Khanki. The towns of Sangla Hill and Salarwala are also situated along this canal.
After the partition of the Punjab in 1947, many Sikh Chathas from Gujranwala district migrated to East Punjab
Distribution
Chattha (चट्ठा) clan Jats are found in Distt Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Chattha population is 4,800 in Patiala district.[2]
According to B S Dhillon the population of Chattha clan in Jalandhar district is 1,050.[3]
References
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p.242
- ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.126
- ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. 127
1.^ Denzil Ibbetson, Edward MacLagan, H.A. Rose "A Glossary of The Tribes & Casts of The Punjab & North-West Frontier Province", 1911 AD, Page 155, Vol II,
2.^ The Punjab Chiefs , WD cONRAN AND HD Criak , Griffin Sang e Meel Publications Pakistan 127
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