Chachar

Chachar is a tribe found in the Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan and in the Indian state of Rajasthan.[1]

Chachar/Chacher
Regions with significant populations
Primarily Pakistan and India
Religion
Islam and Hinduism

As per book "New Indian History of Indo-Pakistan" by K. Ali, the Mughal emperor Akbar (1556 - 1605) during his reign, distributed western lands of the subcontinent into four parts and gave them to each notable, respectable, influential and strong tribes for control of his own incoming land revenue. One of these four tribes was Chachar Tribe given responsibility of the areas now comprising Southern Punjab, Northern Sindh and Western Balochistan in Pakistan and Rajasthan in India.[2]

Chacharan Shareef, a sacred historical place near Kanpur Punjab is associated with this tribe. Agriculturist Chachars own land in the area between Mirpur Mathelo, Ghotki, Pano akil, Guddu Barrage, and Thatta.[3] Chachars in the Sukkur area were involved in a feud with members of the Mahar tribe in the early years of the 21st century.[4] Other tribes associated with the Chachars include Kakar and Jan tribes found in Mardan, Peshawar etc. There are many paras (local sub castes) of Chachar Community like Katcha Chachar, Pakka Chachar, Karirra Chachar, Noorani Chachar, Bhanbhani Chachar, Chota Chachar etc.

People

Notable people with this surname:


References
  1. A. W. Hughes. Chachar tribe. A Gazetteer of the Province of Sindh - Chachar (pages 120, 155, 170, 634) via Google Books website.
  2. The People of District Bahawalpur District Bahawalpur, Government of the Punjab website, Retrieved 12 April 2023
  3. Sarfaraz Memon (22 August 2015). "Simple living: Life in the katcha". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. "Tribal justice: Jirga resolves decade long Chachar-Mahar dispute". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 2 August 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. "Chaudry Iftikhar Hussain Chachar". The News International (newspaper). Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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