Guru Har Sahai
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Guru Har Sahai ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰ ਸਹਾਏ |
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Pothi mala Guru Hara Sahai
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 Guru Har Sahai
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| Coordinates: 30°43′01″N 74°24′59″E / 30.717046°N 74.416383°ECoordinates: 30°43′01″N 74°24′59″E / 30.717046°N 74.416383°E | |
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 India
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| State | Punjab |
| District | Ferozepur |
| Government | |
| • Member of the Legislative Assembly | Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi (INC) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,192 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 152022 |
| Telephone code | 01685 |
Guru Har Sahai (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰ ਸਹਾਏ) is a city and a municipal council in Ferozepur district in the Indian state of Punjab.
As of 2001[update] India census, Guru Har Sahai had a population of 14,528. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Guru Har Sahai has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 57%. In Guru Har Sahai, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
This place was a waste tract between the territories occupied by the Brars and Dogars, who were constantly quarreling over its possession. About two centuries ago, one Jiwan Mal came and pitched his tent upon this waste. He was a Sodhi, seventh in descent from the celebrated Guru Ram Das. He had been driven from his home in Mohammadpur near Chunian in the Lahore district ( now in Pakistan), by the Kardar who represented Ahmed Shahs Government. No doubt he had made himself obnoxious by showing fanaticism towards the religion.
The Dogar Chief Sultan gave him protection and encouragement to remain in the place, believing that his presence would be a measure to stop the incursions of the Brars, and put an end to the disputes between the tribes. The Brars also favored him, knowing him to be a priest of their own religion. He was therefore permitted to establish a number of villages in the plain, and he fixed his boundaries by marking down the tracks of his horse's hooves as he made a long circuit one morning around the boundary of the land he fancied. He named the ilaqa Guru Har Sahai after his eldest son, who eventually took his father's place as head of the family.
Jiwan Mal appears to have made friends later on with Ahmed Shah, because he was allowed to hold his land free of revenue, and the grant was renewed by Ranjit Singh when the Mohammedans authority disappeared from this part of the Punjab.The religious influence of the family was very great throughout the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and many of the Sodhis of Guru Har Sahai were employed at the court of Lahore, and they accompanied the army on expeditions along the frontier, when it was necessary to keep up the enthusiasm of the men at a high pitch.
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