Battle of Bhimber (1812)

The Battle of Bhimber was fought in March 1812 by Sikh forces led by Kharak Singh and Chib Rajput forces led by Raja Sultan Khan Chib.

Background
In 1810, Maharaja Ranjit Singh annexed Gujrat. Raja Sultan Khan of Bhimber was the tributary of Sahib Singh. The Raja was invited to attend his court at the capital Lahore but did not accept, thinking it was a trap to capture him. The Maharaja felt bad and attacked Sultan Khan with two battalions under Faqir Azizuddin, only to suffer a heavy loss of 600 men. A relative of Sultan Khan named Ismail Khan was made the governor of that area. Hearing this, Sultan Khan killed him.

Battle
In 1812, Maharaja Ranjit Singh despatched Kharak Singh with a force of 5,000 men to annex the territory of Bhimber. Then Kharak Singh Attacked Bhimber but Raja Sultan Khan Chib the rule of chibhal state deafeted him. Then Maharaja Ranjeet Singh sent Dewan mokham chand to help kharak Singh.At this time Dewan mokham chand Attacked Bhimber but this time fight gone long. Then Dewan mokham chand appeals for peace treaty with Raja Sultan Khan of Bhimber.Then Raja Sultan Khan Chib agreed  and Maharaja Ranjeet Singh invited him to lahore for peace treaty. When he entered the darbar of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh. Then kharak Singh arrested him and putted him in jail and he annexed his kingdom into Sikh Empire.

Aftermath
There are two accounts on what happened after the battle. According to the one on which most people agree, the Raja of Bhimber was tied to chains and sent to Lahore to see Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The other one says that Sultan Khan agreed to pay 40,000 rupees annually.