Chhina

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Chhina (छीना) Chheena (छीना) is a gotra of Jats dwelling in Punjab, India and Pakistan. Hiuen-Tsang mentions a kingdom of Chinabhukti in eastern Punjab. [1]

Origin

They are descendants of Chandravanshi King Yayati's son Anu. [2]

History

Chhinas are now found near Jalandhar and it is the place where certain Chinese prisoners were kept by the Kushana rulers. Markandeya Purana [3]] and Mahabharata [4] places them with the Kambojas. Mahavatsu mentions their assembly whose decisions were binding. [5]

Chhinas are also mentioned by Varahamihira, alongwith 'Jatasura' (Jata + Asura), Potals, Bhallas etc.[6] Mahabharata Bhisma Parva in Sanskrit mentions about the province of Chhinas along with Mirdhas and mali clans. [7]

Chhina is mentioned in Sabha Parva Mahabharata. [8]

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Villages in Nimach district

They are found in Nayagaon Jawad in Nimach district in Madhya Pradesh.

Distribution in Haryana

Chhina Jats caste is found in Hisar District, Jind, Kaithal and Bhiwani mainly. Village Budana, Mirachpur and Kithana are hub of this Gotra.

Distribution in Punjab

Villages in Amritsar district

Chhina population is 5,838 in Amritsar district.[9]

Harse Chhina (Ajnala),

Villages in Gurdaspur district

Chinna Veeran named Village is in Batala tahsil in Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

Chhina, Chhina Bet, Chhina Retwala Villages are in Gurdaspur tahsil in Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

Distribution in Pakistan

The Chhina are completely distinct from the Cheema, although the two clans are often confused. They claim descent from the Johiya Rajputs. The Chhina are found throughout Punjab. Historically, the Chhina were also found in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Jalandhar districts of East Punjab. In west Punjab they were found in Lahore, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Jhelum, Rawalpindi and Mianwali. The Chhina are one of the larger tribes of the Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi. In Bhakkar, they occupy the northern third of the district. In Multan, they were one of the larger of the Saraiki-speaking tribes.

According to 1911 census, this was the principal Muslim Jat clan in districts with population:

Notable persons from this clan

  • H S Chhina – IAS, Chief Secretary Government of Punjab in 1976

See also

References

  1. ↑ A. Cunningham, op. cit., p. 230
  2. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 p.243
  3. ↑ Ch.57. verse, 39
  4. ↑ Bhisma Parva IX
  5. ↑ Vol. I, p. 171
  6. ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya: Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 268
  7. ↑ तदैव मरधाश चीनास तदैव दश मालिकाः । कषत्रियॊपनिवेशाश च वैश्यशूद्र कुलानि च (VI .10.65)
  8. ↑ चीनान हूनाञ शकान ओडून पर्वतान्तरवासिनः । वार्ष्णेयान हारहूणांश च कृष्णान हैमवतांस तदा (II.47.19)
  9. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.124

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