Bhimber

Bhimber (Urdu: بھمبر) is a town and the headquarters of the eponymous district in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir.

The town and district are between the Jammu region of Indian-administered Kashmir and Pakistan proper, about 47 km (29 mi) by road southeast of Mirpur.

Bhimber
بھمبر
Bhimber
Bhimber City
Bhimber is located in Azad Kashmir
Bhimber
Bhimber
Bhimber is located in Pakistan
Bhimber
Bhimber
Coordinates: 32°58′29″N 74°04′23″E / 32.97472°N 74.07306°E / 32.97472; 74.07306
Administering countryPakistan
Dependent TerritoryAzad Kashmir
DistrictBhimber
Government
 • Chairman Municipal CorporationCh. Altaf Ibrahim
 • Deputy CommissionerArshad Mehmood Jarral
Population
 (2017)
 • Total27,636
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
10040
Dialling code0092-05828
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

Bhimber was the capital of the Chibhal dynasty, which lasted from 1400 to 1856.

Bhimber lies on the route that was followed by the Mughal Emperors for their frequent visits to the Kashmir Valley. It is also known as "Baab-e-Kashmir" (Door to Kashmir) because of its importance and geographical location, which was ideal for the Mughal Emperors to use to enter Kashmir. Therefore, the Mughals used Bhimber as a staging point for their journey to Srinagar. The Mughal Emperor Jahangir mentions Bhimber in his book Tuzk-e-Jahangiri.

Bhimber is also mentioned on page 19 of the famous Atlas Maior, published in 1665 by Joan Blue, a Dutch cartographer.

Bhimber 
"Bimbar"

Modern history

In the 19th century, Chibhal came under the Maharaja Gulab Singh. Around 1822, along with Poonch, it was granted as a jagir (feudal land grant) to Raja Dhian Singh of the Dogra dynasty, Gulab Singh's brother. After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh court fell into disunity, and Dhian Singh was murdered in court intrigue. Subsequently, the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was formed under the suzerainty of the British Empire, and these territories were transferred to Jammu and Kashmir. The jagir given to Dhian Singh was respected, however, and Dhian Singh's sons Moti Singh and Jawahir Singh were retained as their Rajas.

In 1852, the brothers Jawahir and Moti Singh quarrelled, and the Punjab Board of Revenue awarded a settlement. Moti Singh was awarded the Poonch district, and Jawahir Singh was awarded Bhimber, Mirpur and Kotli. In 1859, Jawahir Singh was accused of 'treacherous conspiracy' by Maharaja Ranbir Singh (r. 1857–1885), who succeeded Gulab Singh. The British agreed with the assessment and forced Jawahir Singh to exile in Ambala. Ranbir Singh paid Jawahir Singh an annual stipend of Rs. 100,000 until his death, and appropriated his territory afterwards because Jawahir Singh had no heirs.

The appropriated territory was organised as the Bhimber district (wazarat) in 1860. In the decade preceding 1911, the district headquarters was shifted to Mirpur and it came to be called the Mirpur district. Bhimber remained a tehsil headquarters until 1947. It had a Hindu majority population, mostly consisting of Mahajans.

Geography and climate

Bhimber 
Panoramic view of Bhimber

Bhimber is a valley. Its hot, subhumid climate and other geographical conditions closely resemble those of Gujrat, the adjoining district in Punjab.

The climate in Bhimber is classified as warm and temperate. Summers have a good deal of rainfall; winters have much less. This location is classified as Cwa by Köppen. The average annual temperature is 23.6 °C (74.5 °F) with a yearly average rainfall of 974 mm (38.3 in). July and August are the wettest months. Temperatures are highest in June.

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
21.6
(70.9)
26.9
(80.4)
33.1
(91.6)
38.5
(101.3)
40.6
(105.1)
36.2
(97.2)
34.3
(93.7)
34.9
(94.8)
32.7
(90.9)
26.7
(80.1)
21
(70)
30.4
(86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0)
14.9
(58.8)
20
(68)
25.6
(78.1)
30.7
(87.3)
33.5
(92.3)
31.2
(88.2)
29.8
(85.6)
29.1
(84.4)
24.9
(76.8)
18.3
(64.9)
13.4
(56.1)
23.6
(74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3)
8.2
(46.8)
13.1
(55.6)
18.2
(64.8)
23
(73)
26.5
(79.7)
26.3
(79.3)
25.4
(77.7)
23.3
(73.9)
17.1
(62.8)
10
(50)
5.9
(42.6)
16.9
(62.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 54
(2.1)
56
(2.2)
57
(2.2)
30
(1.2)
26
(1.0)
52
(2.0)
258
(10.2)
272
(10.7)
112
(4.4)
21
(0.8)
12
(0.5)
24
(0.9)
974
(38.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Notable people

References

Bibliography

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