Chibhali

Chibhali, an Aryan people occupying the hills between rivers Chinab and Jhelum, North-West India; said to be Rajput immigrants, who have adopted the Mohammedan religion, whereas their Dogra neighbours and kinsmen have remained Hindus. Chief divisions and castes: Sudan, Thakar, Pal-jaral, Gakkar; speech, a Neo-Sanscritic idiom, closely related to the Pothwari of West Punjelb.