Jump to content

Siranwali

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Siranwali (Urdu: سرانوالی) is a town of Daska Tehsil on the Gujranwala-Pasrur road in Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan.[1]It was found around the year 1500 by a Sandhu Jatt warrior called Chaudhry Hassan Sandhu. The Sandhu Jatts of Siranwali became very powerful during the reign of Maharaja Kharak Singh. Sardar Mangal Singh Sandhu of Siranwali was the brother in law of Maharaja Kharak Singh and managed his civil and military matters and also accompanied him in his battles.

سرانوالی
Town Village
Siranwali
سرانوالی is located in Pakistan
سرانوالی
سرانوالی
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 32°11′N 74°24′E / 32.183°N 74.400°E / 32.183; 74.400
CountryPakistan Pakistan
RegionPunjab, Pakistan Punjab
TehsilDaska
DistrictSialkot
Founded byChaudhry Hassan Sandhu
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code052[2]
Websitesiranwali.com

History

[edit]

The Sandhu clan of Siranwali rose position and power under Sandhawalia Jat rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He awarded this jagir to Sardar Lal Singh Sandhu whose daughter married to Ranjit Singh's elder son Kharak Singh in 1840.[citation needed]After the decline of Sikh empire in 1849, this region was captured by British rule in India.

Ruins of mansion of Sikh's era

The predominantly Muslim population supported the All-India Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the Independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Sialkot. The ruling family departed for India. Their mansion was subsequently acquired by Mewati-speaking Muslim refugees.[citation needed]

Overview

[edit]

The town is home to grain markets which provides jobs to over fifty thousand people. There are over thirty rice mills located in the area, making it one of the major grain markets in the Punjab region. The town is located close to, and partly merged with, Mianwali Bangla.

Demographics

[edit]

The majority of the population are Mewati-speaking, with Punjabi-speaking people forming the next largest group. Urdu is also spoken.[citation needed]

Famous person in area of siranwali is Mukaram Ali virk

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ National Dialing Codes Archived 9 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine PTCL: Retrieved 4 March 2012.