Gujar Khan Tehsil
| Gujar Khan Tehsil | |
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| Tehsil | |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Rawalpindi District |
| Capital | Gujar Khan |
| Union councils | 33 |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 493,000 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC+6) |
Gujar Khan Tehsil, headquartered at Gujar Khan, is one of the seven Tehsils (sub-divisions) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 33 Union Councils and according to the 1998 census has a population of 493,000.
In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, took over the Ghaznavid dynasty empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin, In 1005 he conquered the Shahis in Kabul in 1005, and followed it by the conquests of Punjab region. The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region.
After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikh Empire invaded and occupied Rawalpindi District. The Muslims faced restrictions during the Sikh rule. During the period of British rule, Gujar Khan Tehsil increased in population and importance.
The tehsil of Gujar Khan was described in the Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled during the first decade of the twentieth century, as follows:
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