Chabhal Kalan

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Chabhal Kalan
Town
Jhabal Kalan Skyline, Gurdwara Bibi Veero Ji, Gurdwara Mata Bhag Kaur, Gurdwara Baghel Singh
Chabhal Kalan Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Chabhal Kalan Chabhal Kalan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 31°28′47″N 74°47′39″E / 31.479832°N 74.794289°E / 31.479832; 74.794289
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Climate	Sub Tropical (Köppen)

Chabhal Kalan (also known as Jhabal Kalan) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tarn Taran district of the Majha region of Indian state of Punjab. Guru Hargobind Sahib, the sixth Guru of the Sikhs, also visited Chabhal Kalan.^[1] The town is located 13 miles (21 km) away from Amritsar city.

History

It was the birthplace of Maharaja Baghel Singh, Mai Bhago Ji, and Bhai Langah. Under the Mughal empire the village contributed a third of the toral 9 Lac^{[further explanation needed]} revenue collected by its main divisional pargana - Patti, Punjab.^[2] The village was in a jagir (feudal fief) given by Akbar to Bibi Bhani.^[who?][3] as a wedding present.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Mai Bhago (1670-1720), Sikh female warrior
• Baghel Singh (c. 1730 – c. 1802), general
• Karam Singh (1884–1930), historian

References

External links

• http://www.historicalgurudwaras.com/India/Punjab/TaranTaaran/GurudwaraShriBibiVeeroJi/gallery.php
• http://www.historicalgurudwaras.com/India/Punjab/TaranTaaran/GurudwaraShriMaiBhagoJi/gallery.php
• http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/punjab/jhabal-kalan
• http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/bhailangah.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120426080305/https://export.writer.zoho.com/public/adhillon/0401-JoSS-Village-Jhubal-and-Jhubalia-Clan2/fullpage