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Revision as of 21:09, 21 December 2024 by DavidSchop (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)In some areas of eastern Punjab, primarily in the sub-montane districts, the Rajputs inhabited villages known as Chhat that were of the highest caliber. The word Chhat is explained as an abbreviation of chhatar makan, equivalent to the Crown. A chhat is a village which enjoys a pre-eminence over, or is held in special veneration by, the other villages of the brotherhood (biradari). It is generally called simply chhat. Whereas, A makan is a village of lower status than a chhat. A person must execute a meritorious deed for a village to be granted the title of makan. Hence, Makan is also a famous place not an ordinary village.
- Gait, Edward (1902). Census of India, 1901: Punjab and North West Frontier Province (2 v.). Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. p. 323.
- Gait, Edward (1905). Punjab District Gazetteers Hoshiarpur District. Punjab Government. p. 46.