Chattha (clan)

Chattha (also spelled Chatha) is a politically influential^[1][2] Punjabi Jat clan^[3] concentrated in the Rachna Doab,^[1] particularly around the historical Gujranwala District (which includes modern day Wazirabad and Hafizabad).

Chattha
Jāti	Jat
Religions	Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism
Languages	Punjabi language
Country	Pakistan, India
Region	Punjab

The Chatthas, taking advantage of the weakening of the Mughal empire, took 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 Sikhs on multiple occasions and had a particular rivalry with the Sukerchakia Misl (memorialized in the epic poem, Chatthian di Vaar) who eventually defeated them.^[4]

Notable people

• Hamid Nasir Chattha, Pakistani veteran politician from Punjab, Pakistan, from Gujranwala District
• Akmal Saif Chatha, member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Pakistan

References

1. 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...
2. Jones, P.E. (2003). The Pakistan People's Party: Rise to Power. Oxford University Press. pp. 366–367. ISBN 978-0-19-579966-8.
3. Gupta, Hari Ram (1999). History of the Sikhs: Evolution of Sikh confederacies, 1708–1769. p. 232. ISBN 978-81-215-0248-1.
4. 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.}}