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Cheema
{{for|a list of Cheema Villages|Cheema Villages}}
:''For people named ''Cheema'', see: [[Cheema (person)]]'' 

[[Image:PazyrikHorseman.JPG|thumb|200px|Saka (Scythian) horseman from [[Pazyryk]] in Central Asia, c. 300 BC.]]
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=== Cheemas Today ===

The Cheema clan holds the largest number of [[Political]] seats in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] & [[Senate of Pakistan]] in Punjab, more than any other family in Pakistan.  Many Cheemas have emigrated, establishing successful careers in aid agencies, and armies amongst other professionals.  Their reputation as [[honest]], if [[w:Motivation|ambitious]] workers, is maintained in the [[diaspora]].

== Hindu scriptures == 
Nighat Cheema ==
From the time of the [[Mahabharata]] wars (1500-500 BCE) Shakas (Cheemas are considered decadents of Shakas) receive numerous mentions in ancient Indian texts they are described as part of an amalgam of other war-like tribes from the northwest.

===In the Mahabharata===
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[[bn:চীমা]]
[[fr:Cheema]]
[[bpy:চীমা]]
[[new:चीमा]]
[[simple:Cheema]]
[[ur:چيمہ]]
[[vi:Cheema]]