Baba Shadi Shaheed

Hazrat Sheikh Shadi Shaheed was a Sufi saint and a member of the Chib Rajput lineage. He was a contemporary and feudatory of the Mughal emperors Babur, Humayun, and Akbar. According to tradition, he was the first Chib Rajput to marry into the Mughal imperial family, entering into a marital alliance during the reign of Babur. Regional account describe him as a respected figure known for his wisdom and martial ability, who was in conflict with Babur before subsequently forming a political alliance through marriage. Shaheed later married a niece of Emperor Humayun, identified as the daughter of Pir Haibat of Kandahar. Accounts state that events connected to these political and familial relationships ultimately led to his death during the reign of Akbar. He exercised authority over the districts of Bhimber, Mirpur, and Nowshera, within the territory of the former Jammu and Kashmir. In consideration of his services rendered to the Emperor Akbar in Kandahar, he was made Governor of Kashmir with the title of Shadab Khan. He also served as governor of Kandahar during Akbar's reign. His tribe, the Chib Rajputs of Kashmir, come to his shrine in Jandi Chontra in Bhimber to pay their respects and ritualistically celebrate the births of their children. In the last few decades, the popularity of the shrine has grown among non-tribe members due to the belief that visiting the shrine will help childless couples to bear children.Sadip Chand, adopted the Muhammadan faith in the Court of the Emperor Babur, and was confirmed by that monarch in his possessions, taking the name of Shadab Khan. This Chief accompanied the Emperor Humayun on many of his expeditions, and was at length killed in a quarrel.