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{{Short description|Punjabi Chattha clan chief (died 1790)}}
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'''Ghulam Muhammad Chattha''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: غلام محمد چٹھہ) was a [[Punjabi Muslims|Punjabi Muslim]] chief of the [[Chattha (clan)|Chattha]] clan. He succeeded his father [[Pir Muhammad Chattha]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=www.DiscoverSikhism.com |url=http://archive.org/details/TheEncyclopediaOfSikhism-VolumeIA-d |title=The Encyclopedia Of Sikhism - Volume I A-D |language=English}}</ref> He is regarded as the most able Chattha chief.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105597 |title=Gazetteers Of The Gujranwala District 1893-94 |date=1895}}</ref>
==Reign==
After [[Pir Muhammad Chattha|Pir Muhammad Chattha's]] death his son Ghulam Muhammad Chattha inherited the Chattha chieftaincy and the hatred of [[Sukerchakia Misl|Sukerchakias]]. The rivalry was passed down to [[Maha Singh|Mahan Singh]] and Ghulam Muhammad Chattha.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Mirzā |first=Shafqat Tanvīr |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLpjAAAAMAAJ&q=Siege+of+Manchar |title=Resistance Themes in Punjabi Literature |date=1992 |publisher=Sang-e-Meel Publications |isbn=978-969-35-0101-8 |language=en}}</ref>

Under his leadership the Chathas gained several successes over the Sikhs,<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Griffin Lepel H. |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206739 |title=The Panjab Chiefs Vol-ii |date=1890}}</ref> in one of which they captured the famous [[Zamzama|Bhangi gun]], and it at one time looked as if the progress of the Sikh arms had been arrested and their dominion in the Doab annihilated.<ref name=":0" />

But soon [[Maha Singh|Mahan Singh]] formed matrimonial alliances with Bhangi misl and besieged Manchar for six months. An ill Ghulam Muhammad Chattha offered surrender if he could leave for [[Mecca]] in safety. This was initially agreed to, however the Chattha chief was then treacherously shot on Mahan Singh's instigation.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=www.DiscoverSikhism.com |url=http://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.IvTheSikhCommonwealthOrRiseAndFallOfSikh |title=History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=www.DiscoverSikhism.com |url=http://archive.org/details/TheSikhEmpireAndMaharajaRanjeetSingh |title=The Sikh Empire And Maharaja Ranjeet Singh |language=English}}</ref>

== References ==
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