Bhimber

Bhimber was the seat of Chibhal, a hill state on the southern slopes of the Pir Panjal, ruled by Chib Rajputs. Its position lay between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers.

In 1486 Raja Howns defeated a Punjab army attempting to force the pass. The town later sheltered Mughal emperors travelling to Srinagar. Raja Sultan Khan repulsed Kharak Singh in 1812 but was later imprisoned at Jammu; his diminished state was annexed and granted to Dhyan Singh in 1822.