The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and KashmirDouie, James McCrone, Sir
History
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir
Douie, James McCrone, Sir
India -- Description and travel; Jammu and Kashmir (India); North-west Frontier Province (Pakistan); Punjab (India)
~Kasur~ (~Lahore~), 31.8 N--74.3 E. Headquarters of _tahsil_ in Lahore.
Population 24,783. Between Raiwind and Ferozepore on N.W. Railway, and
has direct railway communication with Amritsar. A very ancient place and
now an active local trade centre.
~Nankana-Sahib~ (~Gujranwala~), 31.6 N.--73.8 E. In south of Gujranwala
district on Chichoki--Shorkot Railway. Venerated by Sikhs as the early
home of Baba Nanak.
~Sialkot~, 32.3 N.--74.3 E. Headquarters of district. Population 64,869,
of which 16,274 in Cantonment. A very old place connected with the
legendary history of Raja Salivahan and his two sons Puran and Raja
Rasalu. (See also page 165.) The Cantonment is about a mile and a half
from the town. Sialkot is an active trade centre. Its hand-made paper
was once well known, but the demand has declined. Tents, tin boxes,
cricket and tennis bats, and hockey sticks, are manufactured.
~Tarn Taran~ (~Amritsar~), 31.3 N.--74.6 E. Headquarters of _tahsil_.
Population 4260. On Amritsar--Kasur Railway. The tank is said to have
been dug by Guru Arjan and it and the temple beside it are held in great
reverence by the Sikhs. The water is supposed to cure leprosy. The leper
asylum at Tarn Taran in charge of the Rev. E. Guilford of the Church
Missionary Society is an admirable institution. Clay figures of this
popular missionary can be bought in the _bazar_.
(_d_) _Rawalpindi Division._
~Attock~ (~Atak~), 32.5 N.--72.1 E. The fort was built by Akbar to
protect the passage of the Indus. In the river gorge below is a
whirlpool between two jutting slate rocks, called Kamalia and Jamalia
after two heretics who were flung into the river in Akbar's reign. The
bridge which carries the railway across the Indus still makes Attock a
position of military importance. Population 630.
~Bhera~ (~Shahpur~), 32.3 N.--72.6 E. Headquarters of _tahsil_.
Population 15,202. A very ancient town which was sacked by Mahmud and
two centuries later by Chingiz Khan. Has an active trade. The
wood-carvers of Bhera are skilful workmen. Woollen felts are
manufactured.
~Chilianwala~ (~Chelianwala~) (~Gujrat~), 32.7 N.--73.6 E. Famous
battlefield (page 187).
~Gujrat~, 32.3 N.--74.5 E. Headquarters of district. Population 19,090.
An old place, famous in recent history for the great battle on 22
February, 1849 (page 187). Has a brisk local trade.
~Hasn Abdal~ (~Attock~) 33.5 N.--72.4 E. On N.W. Railway. Shrine of Baba
Wali Kandahari on hill above village. Below is the Sikh shrine of the
Panja Sahib, the rock in which bears the imprint of Baba Nanak's five
fingers (_panja_).
~Jhelam~, 32.6 N.--73.5 E. Headquarters of district and an important
cantonment. Population 19,678, of which 7380 in cantonment. Has only
become a place of any importance under British rule. Is an important
depot for Kashmir timber trade.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account