Mandi Bahauddin I City of Lions I Land of Two Historic & Bloody Battles I Center of Gondal Bar

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Mandi Bahauddin I City of Lions I Land of Two Historic & Bloody Battles I Center of Gondal Bar

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Mandi Bahauddin is a city in northern Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 41st largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. The city is about 220 meters above sea level and is located between the rivers Jhelum (north 12 km) and Chenab (south 39 km)

The name of the town originates from two sources, Mandi was a prefix because it was a grain market and Bahauddin was a Sufi saint. It is also known as the city of lions.

In 1506 C.E. a Gondal tribal Chief named Bahauddin established a settlement namely Pindi Bahauddin, after his migration from Pindi Shahjahanian to this area. The town started growing in early 20th century near the ancient village named as Chak No.51, where Sikh, Hindu and Muslim businessmen and land owners came to settle. John Alam made the map of this chak, which became the center of this new town Pindi Bahauddin. later in 1920 because of famous grain market setup in this Chak No. 51, it was given name of Mandi-Bahauddin, in 1923 all the streets and roads were laid straight and wide. In 1924 Pindi-Bahauddin Railway station was given the name of Mandi Bahauddin railway station. In 1937 when Mandi-Bahauddin was town, it was given the status of a town committee and in 1941 it got the status of a Municipal Committee. In the master plan of reconstructing this town. In 1946, nine gates and the walls were retied around this town.

The recorded history of Mandi Bahauddin goes back to the era of Alexander the Great. Some 8 km northwest of the modern-day Mandi Bahauddin town, at the village Mong on the southern bank of the Jhelum River (Greek Hydaspes), the battle Battle of the Hydaspes River was fought between Raja Porus and Alexander. This historic battle of Jhelum River took place in 326 BCE. The kingdom of Raja Porus was situated in the northern Punjab of modern Pakistan. This was the last major fight of Alexander's career; the Macedonians, after finding a fierce resistance by Porus, and having heard of a massive 4,000 elephant force mustered by eastern kingdoms, refused to march further toward the Ganges Plains. The Sadar Gate built during the British era in 1933 is present here.

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