Muktsar
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Sri Muktsar Sahib ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮੁਕਤਸਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ |
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The main Gurudwara in Muktsar
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 Sri Muktsar Sahib
Sri Muktsar Sahib
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| Coordinates: 30°17′N 74°19′E / 30.29°N 74.31°ECoordinates: 30°17′N 74°19′E / 30.29°N 74.31°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab, India |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council of Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.66 sq mi (32.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 648.52 ft (197.67 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 117,085 |
| • Rank | 14th largest city in Punjab |
| Demonym(s) | Muktsari |
| Time zone | Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30) |
| ZIP Code | 152026 |
| Landline telephone area code | 01633 |
| Vehicle registration | PB 30 |
| Website | www |
Sri Muktsar Sahib (/ʃriː ˈmʊktsər saːhɪb/) (often referred to as Muktsar (/ˈmʊktsər/)) is a city and district headquarters for the district of Sri Muktsar Sahib, located in Punjab, India. The 2011 Census of India put the total population of Sri Muktsar Sahib municipality to 117,085, making it the 14th largest city of Punjab, in terms of population. Historically known as Khidrana or Khidrane di dhab, the city was made the district headquarters in 1995. Chronological evidence indicates that the city was named Muktsar after the battle of Muktsar in 1705. The government officially changed the name of the city to Sri Muktsar Sahib in 2012, though the city is still primarily referred to by its unofficial name – Muktsar.
The modern day Muktsar city was historically a semi-desert terrain named Khidrana or Khidrane de dhab, situated near a lake. Not much is known about the early history of the present area of the city. This may partly be due to the river Sutlej. The Sutlej is notorious for shifting its course, and it is stated to have flowed as far east as Muktsar within historical times. While shifting its course it is said to have leveled down everything that came its way, leaving behind ruins and mounds of earth and pottery debris. The present area of Muktsar is almost entirely destitute of ancient buildings and contains no places mentioned in early records. Legends connected with Raja Sálbán attach to one or two other ruined sites near Muktsar such as that at Sarai Naga, 10 miles (16 km) to the east of Muktsar. But the city does not date from an earlier period than the reign of Akbar.
The territory of which Muktsar now forms a part of was formerly ruled by the Paramara Rajputs who held it for a considerable period. Jiwa moved to the neighborhood of Muktsar where his descendants held a group of villages, and his grandson Abdulla Khan became the zaildar of Muktsar.
About the time of the first Muslim conquests of India, a colony of Bhati Rajputs, of whose stock the tribes of Manj, Naipals and Dogra Rajputs are branches, came from Jaisalmer under a leader, called Rai Hel, and settled to the south of the present town of Muktsar. They overcame the local Paramara chief and firmly established themselves. Brar had two sons, Paur and Dhul, the younger of whom held almost the whole of the region of Muktsar.
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