Migrations
Rose mentions that there was a migration of various Jat clans, including the Chhina from Bahawalpur and Multan, in the early 15th century. These clans went up the Indus, gradually occupied the country on the edge of the Mianwali Thal, and then crossed the Indus. The Chhina also held onto large tracts in the Thal. Jamki, near Sialkot, is considered the oldest Chhina settlement in the north of Punjab. It is said to be founded by a Chhina Jat who held the title of Jam. Sir Lepel Henry Griffin dates the founding of the Chhina villages in Amritsar district to around 1600 CE.
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