Jalalpur Jattan
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Jalalpur Jattan جلالپور جٹاں |
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Saqib Minar is the notable tower of the city
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 Map of Jalalpur Jattan |
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| Coordinates: 32°38′31.0″N 74°12′11.9″E / 32.641944°N 74.203306°ECoordinates: 32°38′31.0″N 74°12′11.9″E / 32.641944°N 74.203306°E | |
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 Pakistan
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| Province | Punjab |
| District | Gujrat |
| Population (17.01.2012) | |
| • Total | 93,883 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | 053 |
Jalalpur Jattan (Urdu: جلالپور جٹاں) is a city in Gujrat District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the centre of Jalalpur Jattan Tehsil and is about 20 km away from Kashmir.
When Alexander the Great defeated King Porus, he established two towns one near Jehlum river and another near Chenab river. The latter, present day Jalalpur Jattan was named Shaklanagar an amalgamation of Greek and Sanskrit words meaning the city of beauty. These cities were settled by people from his multinational armies, which included a majority of Greeks. These Indo-Greek cities and their associated realms thrived long after Alexander's departure. Later, Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji and his forces stayed here to suppress the invasion of Mongols and he renamed the city to Jalalabad after his name. The name was once again changed to Jalalpur Jattan by the notable Jatts of their time said to be Zabardast Khan and Ajmer Khan.
During Sikh Empire, the town gained significant importance. There is a place in Jalalpur Jattan built by Chandragupta Maurya in 300 BC. Local historians believe that Chandragupta had built a fort in Islam Garh, a suburban village of Jalalpur Jattan. The original name of the village could not be ascertained but the fort became famous as Islam Garh Fort with the passage of time. The fort of Islam Garh had remained under Aurangzeb Alamgir, Ahmed Shah Abdali, and Ranjit Singh and their forces. The fort had been the mint of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore in 1832. Only some deteriorated remains of the fort exists today.
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