Rasool Nagar
Rasool Nagar
رسول نگر | |
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  Rasool Nagar  Rasool Nagar | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′N 74°54′E / 32.18°N 74.9°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Gujranwala |
| District | Wazirabad |
| Tehsil | Alipur Chatha |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Rasool Nagar or Rasul Nagar (Punjabi and Urdu: رسول نگر) is a small town in Wazirabad District, in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated on the bank of the Chenab River. It has its own municipality, which is governed by a chairman. The neighboring cities are Alipur Chatha at 8 km and Wazirabad 40 km away. It is located at 32°20'0N 73°47'0E with an altitude of 197 metres (649 feet)[1] and is part of Wazirabad Tehsil.[2]
Rasul Nagar is situated on Wazirabad-Pindi Bhattian highway which is being upgraded to Express Way (E-3). A road link connects it with Alipur Chatha, the nearest town.
History
[edit]Chattha State (1750 - 1797)
[edit]The Chatthas under their leader Nur Muhammad Chattha declared independence from Mughal Empire in 1750 and formed the Chattha State.[3]After Pir Muhammad Chattha's death his son Ghulam Muhammad Chattha inherited the Chattha state and the hatred of Sukerchakias. The rivalry was passed down to Mahan Singh and Ghulam Muhammad Chattha.[4][5]
Under his leadership the Chathas gained several successes over the Sikhs,[6]and it at one time looked as if the progress of the Sikh arms had been arrested and their dominion in the Doab annihilated.[4]
Chattha State was annexed when Jan muhammad Chattha was killed in a siege led by Ranjit Singh when the latter recovered the lost Chattha state with Afghan aid.[7]
Anglo-Sikh War :
Rasool Nagar was the site of the Battle of Ramnagar on 18 November 1848 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
By the 1900s Western Punjab was predominantly Muslim and supported the Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. Migration between India and Pakistan was continuous before independence. After the independence in August 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Western Punjab and across Pakistan.[8] During British rule Rasul Nagar became part of Wazirabad Tehsil, the population according to the 1901 census was 7,121.[9] Ranjit Singh, the former ruler of Punjab, built his summer rest house (Bara-Dari) in a fruit garden on the easteren side of Rasul Nagar on the bank of Chenab river in 1831 while he was the ruler of Punjab. Rasool Nagar was a market hub at that time.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Location of Rasulnagar - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ Towns & Unions in the City District of Gujranwala - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ www.DiscoverSikhism.com. The Encyclopedia Of Sikhism - Volume I A-D.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Mirzā, Shafqat Tanvīr (1992). Resistance Themes in Punjabi Literature. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 978-969-35-0101-8.
- ^ Griffin Lepel H. (1890). The Panjab Chiefs Vol-ii.
- ^ www.DiscoverSikhism.com. History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls.
- ^ Dube, I. &. S. (2009). From ancient to modern: Religion, power, and community in India hardcover. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Wazīrābād Tehsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 24, p. 378.
- ^ "History of 500 years old Shehar Rasul Nagar ( Ram Nagar) Part-2#history #viralvideo #longvideoviral". YouTube. 12 November 2024.
