Dictionary of Indian Biography/Chibu, Lama
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CHIBU, LAMA ( ? –1866)
Was sprung from an old and respectable Sikhim family of Tibetan origin : dwelt at Tumlong near the Raja of Sikhim : was early a man of influence and mark, learnt Hindustani, a qualification which gave him much political importance. When Sir Joseph Hooker and Dr. Campbell were imprisoned by the Sikhim Court, he befriended them throughout, and as a reward obtained a very large estate of about 75,000 acres near Darjeeling, on the annexation of Sikhim territory. In 1864 he accompanied Sir Ashley Eden through out his mission to Bhutan and, with considerable personal danger, exerted himself to bring the negotiations to a successful issue : died in 1866.