Mian Dido Jamwal
Raja Sultan Khan Chib | |
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| Born | Bhimber District 1740 |
| Died | 1825 (aged 84–85) Deav batala Bhimber |
| Known for | Know for revolt against the Sikh Empire |
| Children | Raja Faiz talab khan |
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| Relatives | Chib dynasty |
Raja Sultan Khan Chib(1740-1825)was a Rajput warrior of the Chib clan and the last independent ruler of Chibhal state who fought against the Sikh empire of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh. he was seen as a big theat by the Maharaja Ranjeet Singh of sikh empire and He was very popular among the local people in both Azad Kashmir and jammu,and he was the descendant of Raja Shadab Khan(Dharam chand Chib).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Early life
[edit]According to oral tradition, Raja Sultan Khan Chib was born in 1740,[citation needed]in Rajput family he was the son of Raja jhang khan Chib the ruler of Chibh Dynasty and he was descendants of Baba Shadi Shaheed.[2]
Rebellion
[edit][4]Maharaja Ranjit Singh sent Diwan Kishan Saha an army of 8,000 soldiers to attack the state of Chibhal and ordered to arrest Raja Sultan Khan. The state should be captured. This time Raja Sultan Khan had also fully prepared for the war and instead of stopping the army of Raja Sultan Khan's When the army sent by Ranjit Singh entered the hilly regions of the state, Raja Sultan Khan declared a formal war. Raja Sultan Khan's forces advanced, consisting of three battalions of well- trained troops Raja Sultan Khan's army defeated the Sikh army at Pir Budesar on the one hand and defeated the Sikhs on pothi .There was a conflict between the two armies. From which the Sikh army retreated and ran towards Tunin area of present Tehsil Samahni District Bhimber. This is a Union Council and Rakam of present Tehsil Samahni.Thus Raja sultan khan chib blocked the route with woods and sikhs remain in this area in night when the sikh force resting so Raja Sultan Khan's forces attack them and killed them and raja sultan khan deafeted second time the army of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh.
Death
[edit]When all else failed, Ranjit Singh decided that an indigenous Dogra commander would be able to suppress the rebellion since he would be able to communicate with the natives, be aware of the culture and would know the terrain thoroughly. Hence, he sent Gulab Singh, a Dogra courtier at Lahore to crush the resistance of Mian Dido. Initially, Gulab Singh tried to convince Mian Dido to submit, he would be spared and given a high post in the Sikh court if he stopped the rebellion. However, the latter refused and then Gulab Singh tried to use his kinmanship with him (Raja Hari Dev of Jammu was their common ancestor) as a pretext to not fight.[2] When negotiations failed, Gulab Singh cut off the food supplies of Mian Dido's men. The latter still refused to surrender, and Gulab Singh sent his troops under Attar Singh Kallol to surround the village of Jagti, the ancestral jagir of Mian Dido. Dido was not present there, however his father Mian Hazara Singh defended the village and was killed. Mian Dido fled to the Trikuta hills with his family. When they were surrounded by Sikh forces, Dido left his wife and two sons under the protection of a priest of the Vaishno Devi temple.[2] At this juncture, legend says that he slew Attar Singh Kallol a sikh commander along with his sikh soldiers, who had killed his father, and with great composure, sat on a rock and started smoking his hookah. He was killed by a bullet from the gulab singh.[2][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Singh, Surinder; Gaur, I. D. (2008). Popular Literature and Pre-modern Societies in South Asia. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-1358-7.
- ^ a b c d e Jeratha, Aśoka (1998). Dogra Legends of Art & Culture. Indus Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7387-082-8.
- ^ Mohammed, Prof Jigar. "Mian Dido: The man Jammu must know". The Dispatch.
- ^ a b c JV, Team (3 September 2017). "You can't be a proud Dogra if you don't know about Mian Deedo". #JammuVirasat.
- ^ Aslam, M. J. (26 January 2021). "The story of Gulab Singh, Ranjit Singh and Mian Dido". Asnaav.
- ^ Epilogue. Epilogue.