Dipalpur
Dipalpur
دیپال پور دِيپالپُور | ||
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Calling code 044 | | |
| Number of towns | 10+ | |
| Number of Union councils | 3 | |
Dipalpur (
Urdu: دِيپالپُور), also spelt Depalpur, is a city in the Okara District of Pakistani province of Punjab that served as headquarters of Depalpur Tehsil, the largest Tehsil of Pakistan. It is situated 148 kilometres from the province capital Lahore on a bank of river ravi.[2][3] It is located in the west of District Kasur
.
History
Early
Depalpur has a great historic past and is a very ancient town.It was Founded By Raja Depa Chand Bhatti. The fortified town of Dipalpur is built on an old
172 A.D.). The fortifications themselves are very ancient; though it is impossible determine their dates. All that can be said is that they are older than the visitation of Timur in 1398 A.D. From the time of Alexander to the time of Mahmud Ghaznavi, there were no found accounts of Dipalpur.[4] According to the Gazetteer of 1935, The modern name is claimed to have been named by Raja Deva Pala Bhati Rajput after he re-founded the town.[4]
Early Muslim period
Mughal and Delhi Sultanates
However, in older times, Dipalpur fell on the way to
Bari Doab by combining the syllables of the names of the two rivers, Beas and Ravi River, that bounded the area.[5]
Sufism
Many
hujra (small living room) and a mosque outside the village. His grandson Shah Muqeem continued his mission. The village came to be known as Hujra Shah Muqeem. This is the place mentioned in the famous Punjabi love story Mirza Sahiban, in which Jati Sahiban came here are prayed, although there is no historical evidence to that. A Muslim saint named as Saayin Abdul Razaq stayed in Dipalpur and later on he started his volunteer activity for local people and after his death he was buried in city. Now, his death place is known as Razaqia Darbar.[6]
Mongols
The Mongols invaded this part of the country repeatedly and they were checked at Dipalpur by Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban and his son Muhammad Khan, during their last invasion of Punjab in 1285 A.D. Pir Muhammad Khan Mangol (also called Samar Khan) was defeated at Dipalpur but during the pursuit of the retreating Mongols, Muhammad Khan was killed. It is believed that Shahzada Muhammad Khan is laid to rest in a small tomb to the west of the Badshahi Mosque. Conformation from any authentic sources is, however, not available.[4]
Notable residents
- Qaiser Shehzad (born 1986), cricketer
- Mian Mazhar Zubair Mohal (born 1990), politician
References
- ^ "Punjāb (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- ^ Location of Dipalpur - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Okara - Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "History | Punjab Portal". www.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "The sorry state of Dipalpur Fort". Daily Times. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ISBN 8185395470.