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History
of
Baba
Shadi
Shaheed
Real
name
was
(Raja
Shadab
khan)
This
is
resting
place
for
a
16
century
ruler
Shadab
Khan,
descendant
of
a
famous
Hindu
called
Chib
Chand
who
laid
the
foundation
of
the
Chib
dynasty
in
Bhimber
minor
state.
Shadab
Khan
was
born
around
the
end
of
the
15th
century.
His
real
name
was
Shadab
Chand.
He
grew
up
as
a
Hindu
prince,
but
during
the
growing
influence
of
Islam
in
the
Sub
continent,
he
converted
to
Islam
and
changed
his
name
to
Shadab
Khan.
He
became
ruler
of
Bhimber
state
after
the
death
of
his
father
Gorpal
Chand
also
known
as
Goja
Chand.
As
a
ruler
he
showed
his
true
potential
and
soon
became
very
popular
amongst
his
subjects.
His
rule
was
based
upon
justice,
equality
and
public
welfare.
For
these
precise
reasons
the
oppressed
people
from
other
states
also
regarded
him
as
a
symbol
of
hope
and
migrated
into
his
kingdom
in
search
of
peace
and
harmony.
There
are
a
number
of
stories
surrounding
his
death.
One
widely
believed
version
is
that
he
was
killed
by
his
Father
in
law
while
returning
to
his
capital
Bhimber
after
abandoning
his
fourth
wife
in
Delhi.
Majority
of
the
devotees
paying
visits
to
his
shrine
know
him
as
a
great
saint.
Little
do
they
know
that
it
was
due
to
his
ruling
qualities
he
became
a
legend
in
history.
Chib
Rajput's
of
today
consider
themselves
to
be
the
direct
descendant
of
Shadab
Khan
(Baba
shadi
shaheed).
Therefore
they
take
their
newly
born
sons
to
his
shrine
to
pay
homage
and
perform
certain
rituals.
Over
the
years
this
long
running
tradition
has
become
popular
among
ordinary
people
too.
Every
year
thousands
of
visitors
from
all
over
Punjab
and
Azad
Kashmir
come
here
to
show
their
respect
in
variety
of
ways.
Baba
Shadi
Shaheed
shrine
is
managed
by
the
department
of
Auqaf
Azad
Jammu
and
Kashmir
generating
a
huge
amount
of
revenue
for
its
government.
It
is
disappointing
to
learn
that
only
a
fraction
of
that
amount
is
invested
back
into
the
shrine
to
improve
the
conditions
of
the
facilities.
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