Cities, Towns and Villages in Gujranwala District - Gujranwala, Wazirabad, Ghakhar Mandi, Qila Didar Singh, Kalaske Cheema, Sodhra, Dhaunkal (Paperback)

Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Gujranwala, Wazirabad, Ghakhar Mandi, Qila Didar Singh, Kalaske Cheema, Sodhra, Dhaunkal, Akalgarh, Pakistan, K moke, Nowshera Virkan, Rasulnagar, Qila Mihan Singh, Ahmed Nager Chatha, Nokhar, Rasool Nagar, Ahmadnagar, Nizamabad, Pakistan, Kot Paroya, Aminabad, Gujranwala, Aujla Khurd, Bhooma Batth, Banka Cheema, Shaikherjada, Baddoke, Chandhar, Alipur. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Gujranwala - The human settlements in Gujranwala existed since antiquity.According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India the town was originally founded by Gujjars, and renamed Khanpur by some Sansi Jats of Amritsar who settled there; but its old name has survived. Many historians also states that place was named after Gujjars, while they formerly ruled the Gurjara Pratihara Kingdom for centuries. In 630 the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, Hsuan Tsang visited a major town known as Tse-kia (or Taki) which was in the vicinity of modern Gujranwala. A mound near the modern village of Asarur has been identified as the site of the ancient city. Until the arrival of the Muslims little is known of Gujranwala, except that Taki had fallen into oblivion and Lahore had become the chief city. Under Muslim rule the district flourished for a time; but a mysterious depopulation took place and the whole region seems to have been almost entirely abandoned. The district gazetteer dates the name of Gujranwala to approximately the middle of the 16th century. The Sikhs dominated the Punjab after the death of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir in 1707. The town became important during the rule of the father and grandfather of Ranjit Singh. Maharaja Ranjit Singh who himself was born here became the most powerful of all the Sikh rulers. It was Hari Singh Nalwa, the great military commander of the...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=398890