Mandi Bahauddin District
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Mandi-Bahauddin District ضلع منڈی بہاؤالدین |
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| District | |
 Map of Punjab with Mandi-Bahauddin District highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 32°35′N 73°30′E / 32.583°N 73.500°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Headquarters | Mandi Bahauddin |
| Government | |
| • DCO | Muzaffar khan Sial |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 1,160,552 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of tehsils | 3 |
Mandi Bahauddin (also spelled Mandi Baha ud Din) (Urdu: ضلع منڈی بہاؤالدین ) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is bordered on the northwest by the Jhelum River, on the southeast by the Chenab River (which separates it from Gujranwala District and Gujrat District), and on the southwest by the Sargodha District. The district has an area of 2,673 square kilometres (1,032 sq mi).
Mandi Bahauddin is subdivided into three tehsils and 65 Union Councils:
The Battle of the Hydaspes River, between Alexander the Great and the Raja Porus of India, took place to the west of Mandi Bahauddin in 325 BCE. Raja Porus was staying nearby, in a portion of ancient India that is now a part of Pakistan. This was the last major war fought by Alexander. Harry Roy, the son of Raja Porus, and Bucephalus, Alexander the Great's horse, both died on the first day of this battle. After the death of his son, Raja Porus, who had been stationed at Nazampur, brought elephants and fought Alexander the Great himself. As a result of this battle, Alexander founded two cities; Nicaea ("Victory") at the site of modern-day Mong, and Bucephala at the site (possibly) of Phalia in Pakistan.
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