When water at tarbela recedes, bharukot fort emerges to reveal an eventful history spanning centuries once occupied by many dynasties between baburs invasion and british rule, the fort. The fort is built over the high ridges and protected by deep slopes. This book fills the need for a broad, historically sophisticated. Dhamial rajput forum history of dhamial in pothohar. On the gt road grand trunk road from rawalpindi to lahore you can find it just 18 kilometers away. History of rawalpindi city historical history of the. The mughal emperor, babar conquered the fort in 1519, however, after the. I decide to drive down to the pharwala fort in potohar, which is 40kms away from rawalpindi. History shows that to avenge the murder of his father tatar khan by hathi, sarang had poisoned the latter. Sultan kaigohar was an associate of sultan mehmood of ghazna.
Even now the wells in tehsil kallar syedan are mostly kharra, so that is how kallar came out of kharra term. The fort was supposed to have been built over the ruins of a fort of the hindu shahi period. It is a gakhar fort built in the 15th century on the ruins of a 10th century hindi shahi fort. The gakhars ruled a large part of the northern punjab from strongholds on the flanks of the mountains east of rawalpindi. Any comment and suggestion in the direction of development of the book would be most welcomed. It could have been a day warm and humid as it was in august 1553 when kamran mirzas eyes last beheld the crenulated walls of pharwala fort starkly outlined against a. The mughal emperor babur conquered the fort in 1519, however after the mughals reconciled with the gakhars the fort was returned to the gakhars. His successors were defeated by sardar gojar singh. As a reward for his services, he was confirmed in his possession of the fort of pharwala and. Battle of pharwala, 15 march 1519 military history.
It is another short distance fort from the capital of pakistan. Gakhar and later khanpur jagir rulers and brief history. I noticed that the fornication showing in a picture in my book the salt. Cities such as gujar khan, rawat, attock, mandra etc. The baths were built to serve as a waqf, or endowment, for the. For instance, i visited pharwala fort in 1993 for the first time. As far as the history of rawalpindi is concern, rawalpindi has been from thousands of years, it is believed that a distinct culture flourished on this plateau as far in cbc. Rawat fort on gt road near rawalpindi and islamabad. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
Pharwala fort is about 40 km 25 mi from rawalpindi beyond lehtrar road. Lahore fort historical facts and pictures the history hub. The nearby town taxila has guinness book of world record for its world oldest civilization and university. The fort is naturally defended by one side by a small himalayan range and the other by the swaan river. Our community welcomes everyone from around the world to discuss world history, historical periods, and themes in history military history, archaeology, arts and culture, and history in books and movies. The fort is believed to be built in 11th century by gakhars in potohar region far from the easily accessible paths, lying in oblivion and mourning its glorious past. The akbarnama of abul fazl, translated from the persian by h. The history of the rise of the mahomedan power in india till the year a. There are differances among the historians about different things about gakhar. Potohar plateau is located in the north of punjab and west of azad kashmir i.
Like the pharwala and sagni the rawat fort is not so far from the islamabad and rawalpindi. When water at tarbela recedes, bharukot fort emerges to. Gakhars a historical warrior clan mostly found in pothohar plateau as there main hub, and in hazara and kashmir also include indian occupied kashmir. What was the rawat culture like in ancient pakistan in. Sultan muqarab khan was the last chief of pharwala. The word rawat is derived from an arabic word which means seria or a resting.
Sarang khan was born at pharwala fort, north punjab and was the eldest son of tatar. The residential private section contains the elephant gate leading to the courts in the northern part and the famous shish mahal hall of mirrors of mirror palace. It is a much larger than the lahore fort sangni fort and pharwala fort of islamabad. In 1519, during one of these incursions, babar decided to make a surprise attack on the gakhar stronghold of pharwala fort near rawalpindi. Contemporary historians have also concluded that the buildings design resembles a sarai rather than a. Cycling tour 4 to pharwala fort near kahota nuclear plant islamabad pakistan. Your used books make a big difference in the lives of americas veterans and their families. Attock district, jhelum district, chakwal district and rawalpindi district constitute the potohar plateau. Royal baths, also known as the wazir khan hammam, is a persianstyle bath which was built in lahore, pakistan, in 1635 c. Sultan sarang khan martyred 1546 was the second chief of the gakhar tribe to hold the title. Up to 1826, this family was deprived of everything except some property rights in pharwala. Towards one side of the structure is the flowing swaan river and on the other theres a small. The pharwala fort as seen from other side of swaan river.
Pharwala is an historic fort located about 40 km from rawalpindi in kahuta, punjab. The pharwala fort covers about 175 acres and is situated six kilometres north of eleot, on the rawalpindikahuta road. Where gakkhars ruled making a second visit to pharwala fort after. The ancient gakhars history of gakhars in urdu gakhar history in urdu the best ancient sources for the gakhars are ferishtas history completed in 1606 and the gakhar history kaygawharnama by rayzada dunichand bali which was written in 1725. Rehans research gives the date for this event as 1524. Founded in 2006, historum is a history forum dedicated to history discussions and historical events. Pharwala fort, which is on the left bank of the soan river on the keral hills, was constructed in the 11th century by sultan kaigohar gakhar. The history of india, as told by its own historians. This thing tells us that mughals were not the only one who constructed large forts but all the muslim rulers gave the preference to it. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you choose, and our driver will pick. Decorated with mosaic of glass inlaid gypsum, shish mahal is a semioctagon shaped palace of composing chambers.
The gakhars, also gakkhar or ghakhar or ghakkar urdu. The etymology of the word rawat is said to trace back to the arabic word reboot which mean sarai in urdu a roadside inn for travellers. Lying about 40 kms away from rawalpindi the pharwala fort lies in a shifting landscape. The rohtas fort of jhelum almost covers the area of 12. The formidable fort of the gakhars the pharwala fort is believed to have been built by sultan kaigohar gakhar in the 11th century. It was built by chief physician to the mughal court, ilamuddin ansari, who was widely known as wazir khan. Pharwala parhala in baburs memoirs itself is about 25 miles to the east of rawalpindi, and was described in some detail by babur.
I am collecting some history books like tarikh farista and i need some other refrences to collect the accurate information and history of dhamials. Reprinted 1981, oriental books reprint corporation, new delhi, 4 vols. Sultan sarang khan gave him this land as a gift and sent him with his family in kallar. Book hotels in pakistan and catch cheap flight online on sastaticket.
Pharwala fort the fort was built by the gakhars in the 15th century. Guarded by a small part of the himalayan range from one side and the swaan river from the other, this historical fort is believed to have been built in the 11th century by sultan kaigohar gakhar. If pakistan shuns the term ancient india in its history books, is it entirely to blame. Its one side is naturally defended by a small himalayan range and the other by the swaan river. Bahawalpur has royal history, and it is now developed as a metropolitan city. As this city has been home to most of the kings and nawabs, it is a vital attraction for tourists and history lovers. This is the most fabled fort in islamabad territory. Though in a crumbling state, it is still an attraction for castle lovers. Scvhs presents return to top return to main index photo credits bibliography books for sale is another service of scvtv, a 501c3 nonprofit site contents scvtv additional s apply. Pharwala in ruins the defeat of south asias most invincible fort farooq soomro published feb 08, 2016 02. Pharwala fort historical facts and pictures the history hub. Mir muhammad ali known as miran shah travelled from bhakar now sakhar sindh to pharwala fort.
Ancient pakistan history 1 discussion in pakistan history started by indus. Pharwala fort as the headquarters of the mountain region, was handed over to jalal khan, one of the chiefs. Important historical places in this region include the rotas fort, rawat fort, mankiala stupa, pharwala fort, katasraj temple etc. List of historical forts in pakistan that you must visit. But one thing they all have agreed up on is, that gakhars were very brave, independent and great warriors. For convenience of students and general public these informations have been collected in a form of book from various sources like books, websites, newspapers etc. Gakhar history this is for all the people who wanted to know their histor y gakhar s history. Please do let me know if you have books of lepel h.
History of rohtas fort, pakistan is presented in a sequence, making it. It is a gakhar fort built it in the 15th century on the ruins of a 10thcentury hindi shahi fort. This research presents the art and architecture of the pharwala fort which is lying in oblivion. Later, in 1825, sikhs expelled gakhars from this fort.
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