History and origin

The Chhachhar claim Mughal

Mughal (tribe)

The term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...

 origin, and claim descent from the famous king Timur

Timur

Timur , historically known as Tamerlane in English , was a 14th-century conqueror of West, South and Central Asia, and the founder of the Timurid dynasty in Central Asia, and great-great-grandfather of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Dynasty, which survived as the Mughal Empire in India until...

. But according to another tradition, Surar, Subhago, Silro and Chachar were once slaves of Bunga Rai, the Raja of Umarkot in Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

, and were freed by Jam Jakhar. chhachhar are also found in sindh in district jamshoro,TandoAllahyar,hyderabad,thar,saeed abad e.t.c

Distribution

The Chachar are found in Sargodha

Sargodha

Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...

, Multan

Multan

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, Bahawalpur

Bahawalpur

Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...

, Okara

Okara District

Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with tLahore 110 km away. Okara began as a small town about 40 km from the city of Sahiwal. It later become a city in its own right. According to the 1998 census, the district had a...

 and Lodhran

Lodhran

Lodhran is the chief city of Lodhran District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located on the northern side of River Sutlej.-Administration:...

 districts.

Basirpur

Basirpur

Basirpur is a town of Depalpur Tehsil, in Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.It is around 90 south west of Lahore, the district headquarters is Okara and Tehsil Head Quarter is Depalpur. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 59,781...

 in Okara District is an important village of the tribe.

chhachhar in sindh are found in district jamshoro
village wadda chhachhar is the important village of chhachhar tribe in sindh And chhachhar(s) are also found in tandoAllahyar,saeed abad,thar and e.t.c

Famous Persons

• Mian Iftikhar Hussain Chhachhar is prominent Chhachhar in this region and was elected as Member of provincial assembly of Punjab. Most of the Chhachhar(s) are landlords and they used to grow of potato, wheat, rice, cucumber, sugar
  Sugar
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  and maize crops.