This famous royal Sikh warrior of the late 18th century was Maharaja of the second-most populous city in Pakistan after what city?
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Jhanda Singh Dhillon Maharaja Jhanda Singh Dhillon (died 1774) was a famous royal Sikh warrior of the late 18th century. Moreover, he was Maharaja of Amritsar, Lahore, Multan, Chiniot, Jhang, Bhera, Rawalpindi, Hasan Abdal, Sialkot and Gujrat. Under Jhanda Singh's leadership and statesmanship he increased the army's strength by 40% from 12000 to 20000 regular horsemen and accompanied by a huge increase in territory. Under his leadership the Dhillon family became the dominant de facto ruling power of Punjab. His father was the legendary Hari Singh Dhillon, one of the most powerful, admired and famous of all the Sikh warriors of the time. He also had a famous warrior brother Ganda Singh Dhillon. Jhanda Singh appointed his younger brother Ganda Singh as the commander in chief of the forces. Jassa Singh Ramgarhia was one of the closest friends of Jhanda Singh.
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Lahore Lahore ( ) (Punjabi: ; Urdu: ‎ ) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is the second-most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi. The city is located in the north-eastern end of Pakistan's Punjab province, near the border with the Indian state of Punjab. Lahore is ranked as a beta-world city, and is one of Pakistan's wealthiest cities with an estimated GDP of $58.14 billion (PPP) as of 2014.
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Mera Singhal Mera Singhal is a small city within the Kallar Syedan tehsil of Punjab province, Pakistan. Its population is estimated at 100,000-200,000, the vast majority of whom are Muslims who speak Pothwari and/or Punjabi.
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Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area The Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area is Pakistan's third most populous metropolitan area. It consists principally of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, along with smaller towns such as Murree, Wah Cantonment, Taxila, and several gated suburbs including Bahria Town and DHA Islamabad.
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Dhingana City Dhingana (Urdu: ‎ ), is a village/ town of Dhingana City of Mankera Tehsil, of Bhakkar District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated about 280 kilometers west of the city of Lahore.
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Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Sultan-ul-Quam Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia also known as Jassa Singh Kalal (1 May 1718 – 1783) was a prominent Sikh leader during the period of the Sikh Confederacy. He was also Misldar of the Ahluwalia Misl. This period was an interlude, lasting roughly from the time of the death of Banda Bahadur in 1716 to the founding of the Sikh Empire in 1801. He founded the Kapurthala State in 1772.
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Jam Nizamuddin II Jám Nizámuddín II (Sindhi: ڄام نظام الدين عرف‎ , Urdu: جام نظام الدين ثاني‎ ; 1439–1509), also known as Jam Nizam al-Din or Jám Nindó (Sindhi: ڄام نندو‎ ), was the Rajput Sultan of Sindh between 1461 and 1508 CE. He was the most famous ruler of the Samma dynasty, which ruled Sindh, parts of Punjab and Balochistan from 1351 to 1551 CE. His capital was Thatta in modern-day southern Pakistan. The Samma dynasty reached the height of its power during the reign of Nizamuddin, who is still recalled as a hero, and whose rule is considered the golden-age of Sindh.
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Diwan-i-Khas (Lahore Fort) The Diwan-i-Khas, or Hall of Private Audiences, in the Lahore Fort in Lahore, Pakistan was the place where the Mughal emperor received courtiers and state guests. In contrast to the Diwan-i-Am (Red Fort), the Diwan-i-Khas served as a hall where the Emperor would attend to matters of the state. The hall was sight of elaborate pageantry, with processions of up to one hour long occurring before each audience session.
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Muhammed Akbar Khan Muhammed Akbar Khan (Urdu: محمد اکبر خان‎ ), MBE (19 April 1897 - 1993) served as a British Indian recruit in the First World War and an officer in Second World War. At the time of the independence of Pakistan, he was the most senior Muslim General. He also served as the first Senior Military Secretary of the Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammed Ali Jinnah.
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Rojhan Rojhan (Urdu: ‎ ), (Rojhan Mazari) is a city and capital of Rojhan Tehsil in Rajanpur District, Punjab Pakistan.
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Taxila (modern) Taxila (Urdu: ‎ ), is a city in Rawalpindi District of the Punjab, Pakistan. Taxila is situated about 32 km north-west of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, along the historic Grand Trunk Road, near the important Sikh pilgrimage centre of Hasan Abdal, and the Mughal-era Wah Gardens.
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Qila Didar Singh Qalla Didar Singh (Urdu: ‎ ), is a town of Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 32°8' N 74°1' E, west of Gujranwala city - the district capital. Its population was estimated to be 54,849 in 2005. Qila Didar Singh lies on the Gujranwala-Hafizabad Road, 17 km west of Gujranwala. The town's rice market is one of the largest in the Punjab.
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Gilgit Gilgit (Shina: , Urdu: ) is the capital city of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, an administrative territory of Pakistan. The city is located in a small valley near the confluence of the Gilgit River and Hunza River. Gilgit is a major tourist destination in northern Pakistan, and serves as a hub for mountaineering expeditions in the Karakoram Range. It was an important stop on the ancient Silk Road, and today serves as a major junction along the Karakoram Highway with road connections to China, Skardu, Chitral, and Islamabad.
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Ganda Singh Dhillon Maharaja Ganda Singh Dhillon (died 1776) was a famous royal Sikh warrior of the late 18th century. Moreover, he was Maharaja of Amritsar, Lahore, Multan, Chiniot, Jhang, Bhera, Rawalpindi, Hasan Abdal, Sialkot and Gujrat, Pakistan. His father was Hari Singh Dhillon, an admired Sikh warrior. He also had a famous warrior brother Jhanda Singh Dhillon. He was appointed commander in chief of the forces by his older brother Jhanda Singh and after his death he became leader and Maharaja of the principality.
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Sultan Muzaffar Khan Sultan Muzaffar Khan (سلطان مظفر خان) was a chief of the Bomba (Kashmiri tribe). The city of Muzaffarabad, current day Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, is named after him. Muzaffar Khan united various hill tribes around Kashmir-Hazara border and convinced them to settle near the site of two rivers, Jhelum and Kishanganga (now Neelum) rivers. Turning a small town into a big city which today is named after him.
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Dungar Singh Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraja Narendra MaharajaShiromani Sri Dungar Singh Bahadur (22 August 1854 – 19 August 1887) was a Maharaja of the princely state of Bikaner from 1872 to 1887. The eldest of three sons of Maharaj Sri Lal Singh (16 December 1831 – 17 September 1887) a relative of a distant branch of the Rathore clan, Dungar Singh was an enlightened and progressive monarch. He aided the British during the Second Afghan War (of Sherlock Holmes fame) in 1878 by supplying 800 camels. Deeply involved in education, he opened the first Bikaner public schools and college during his reign, also organising the first modern police force, an up-to-date budget and fiscal standards, dispensaries, a post office, and a civil surgeon, reforming the jails as well.
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Gwani Kalat Gwani Kalat, or "the fort of beautiful ladies", is a city located in Balochistan, Pakistan ( ).
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Shah Ismail Delvi Ismail Delvi (26 April 1779 – 6 May 1831) was an Islamic scholar and a warrior in the jihad proclaimed by Syed Ahmad Barelvi with Pushtun tribes support against the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent with their base in Punjab in the early half of the 19th century.
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Mingora Mingora (Pashto: مینګورہ‎ , "Mīngawara") (Urdu: ‎ ) is the largest commercial city of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Mingora is the third-largest city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after Peshawar and Mardan. Mingora is located at an altitude of 984 m and about 2 km away from Saidu Sharif, the present administrative capital of Swat District. Mingora is a major tourist destination with a large number of grand hotels.
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Tando Qaiser Tando Qaiser is a town in Hyderabad District, Pakistan. It is named after late 18th-century leader of Nizamani tribe in Sindh Qaiser Khan Nizamani who founded the village after his son Gulham Ali Nizamani died there whilst Qaiser, his younger brother Aloda and their retinue were moving north to their original home of Dera Ghazi Khan in Southern Punjab. Tando means fortified settlement and indicates original settlement founded by Qaiser was a militarily fortified settlement.
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Sheikhan Sheikhan City is situated in District Chiniot in Punjab province of Pakistan.
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Pune Pune (] ; spelled "Poona" during British rule) is the second largest city in the Indian state of Maharashtra and the seventh most populous city in the country. Situated 560 m above sea level on the Deccan plateau on the right bank of the Mutha river, Pune is the administrative headquarters of Pune district and was once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire established by Shivaji. In the 18th century, Pune was the political centre of the Indian subcontinent, as the seat of the Peshwas who were the prime ministers of the Maratha Empire.