Chattha (clan)

Chattha (also spelled Chatha) is a Punjabi Jat clan.^[1]

It was historically concentrated in the Rachna Doab,^[2] particularly around the historical Gujranwala District (which includes modern day Wazirabad and Hafizabad). The Chatthas, taking advantage of the weakening of the Mughal Empire, established their independent rule by taking over much of Wazirabad District and its environs while also ending tribute payments to the Mughal Governor of Lahore. The Chatthas were also able to beat back the expanding Sikh Misls on multiple occasions and had a particular rivalry with the Sukerchakia Misl (memorialized in the epic poem, "Chatthian di Vaar") who eventually defeated them.^[3]

Notable people

• Akmal Saif Chatha, Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Pakistan
• Ashish Chattha (born 2000), Indian-American soccer player
• Chaudhary Aadil Bakhsh Chattha, Pakistani politician
• Ghulam Muhammad Chattha, Chattha chieftain
• Hamid Nasir Chattha, Pakistani politician from Gujranwala District
• Khurram Ijaz Chattah (born 1980), Pakistani politician
• Naeem Hussain Chattha, Pakistani politician
• Nur Muhammad Chattha, Chattha chieftain, founded the towns of Rasulnagar and Ahmad Nagar Chattha
• Pir Muhammad Chattha, Chattha chieftain

See also

• Sukerchakia–Chattha conflict
• Cheema (surname)
• List of Punjabi tribes

References

1. Gupta, Hari Ram (1999). History of the Sikhs: Evolution of Sikh confederacies, 1708–1769. p. 232. ISBN 978-81-215-0248-1.
2. Grewal, J.S.; Banga, I. (1997). Five Punjabi Centuries: Policy, Economy, Society, and Culture, C. 1500-1990 : Essays for J.S. Grewal. p. 408. ISBN 978-81-7304-175-4 – via University of Michigan Library (digitized 3 September 2008). In the Rachna Doab there were Jat clans like Chhinna, Bajwa, Cheema, and Chattha...
3. Mirzā, Shafqat Tanvir (1992). Resistance Themes in Punjabi Literature. Sang-e-Meel Publications - University of Michigan Library (digitized 9 May 2008) via Google Books website. pp. 56–62. ISBN 978-969-35-0101-8.