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Faridkot Cantonment
Faridkot may refer to: India * Faridkot, Punjab, a city in Punjab, India * Faridkot district * Faridkot (Lok Sabha constituency), one of the 13 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Punjab, India * Faridkot State, a former Princely State Pakistan * Faridkot, Khanewal, a village of Khanewal District, Punjab * Faridkot, Okara Faridkot () is a village in Depalpur Tehsil in the Okara District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The village has been a fertile recruiting ground for Lashkar-e-Taiba; Ajmal Kasab, a perpetrator of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks The ..., a village in Okara District, Punjab * Faridkot, Pakpattan, a village in Pakpattan District, Punjab {{dab, geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridkot, Punjab
Faridkot is a city in the South-western part of state of Punjab, India. It serves as the headquarters for both, the Faridkot district. as well as the Faridkot Division. The division was established in 1995 at Faridkot which includes Faridkot, Bathinda and Mansa districts. Etymology The city is named in the honor of Baba Farid, a revered 13th century Sufi saint whose shrine is located in Pakpattan, Pakistan. The town of Faridkot was founded during this century as Mokalhar by Raja Mokalsi, the grandson of Rai Munj, a Bhatti Chief of Bhatnair, Rajasthan. According to a popular folklore, the Raja renamed Mokalhar to Faridkot after Baba Farid paid a visit to the town. It remained the capital during the reign of Mokalsi's son Jairsi and Wairsi. History The historic fort of Quila Mubarak exists since the times of Baba Farid. However, the foundation of the modern city as a princely state was laid in 1763. The city maintained this status under British suzerainty till 1947. Prior to in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridkot District
Faridkot district is one of the 23 districts in the state of Punjab, India with Faridkot city as the district headquarters. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters, Faridkot city, which in turn is named in the honor of Baba Farid, who was a Sufi saint and a Muslim missionary. The town of Faridkot was founded during the 13th century as Mokalhar by Raja Mokalsi, the grandson of Rai Munj, a Bhatti Chief of Bhatnair, Rajasthan. According to popular folklore, the Raja renamed Mokalhar to Faridkot after Baba Farid paid a visit to the town. It remained the capital during the reign of Mokalsi's son Jairsi and Wairsi. History The region was a self-governing princely state during the British Raj period. Prior to independence, a large part of the district was under the rule of the Maharaja of Faridkot and later it became a part of the Patiala & East Punjab States Union (PEPSU ) in 1948. Before independence the Muslim population was 35% mainly from Jat, Mochi, Arain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridkot (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Punjab state in northern India. Assembly segments Presently, Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Members of Parliament *1952-76: ''Constituency does not exist'' Election results General elections 2019 General elections 2014 General elections 2009 See also * Faridkot district * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha * Moga district Moga district is one of the twenty-two districts in the state of Punjab, India. It became the 17th district of Punjab State on 24 November 1995 cut from Faridkot district. Moga District is among the largest producers of wheat and rice in Pu ... Notes External linksFaridkot lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details {{coord, 30.68, 74.75, display=title Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab, India Faridkot district Moga district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridkot State
Faridkot State was a self-governing princely state outside British India during the British Raj period in the Indian sub-continent until Indian independence. It was founded by Sidhu-Brar Jats. Faridkot was one of the Cis-Sutlej states, which came under British influence in 1809. It was bounded on the west and northeast by the British district of Ferozepore, and on the south by Nabha State. During the First Anglo-Sikh War in 1845 the chief, Raja Pahar Singh, was allied with the British, and was rewarded with an increase of territory. In the Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ..., too, his son and successor, Wazir Singh, guarded the Sutlej ferries, and destroyed a rebel stronghold. References {{Coord, 31, 07, N, 77, 38, E, region:IN_type:la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridkot, Khanewal
Faridkot is a small village in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°16'30N 71°57'30E with an altitude of 129 metres and lies to the south-west of the district capital - Khanewal. The village gained temporary notoriety for allegedly being the hometown of "Azam Amir Kasav", one of the terrorists involved in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, Mumbai attacks of 2008,. However, it turned out that this person's real name is Ajmal Amir, Mohammad Ajmal Amir, and that Ajmal Amir is from a different village with the same name, Faridkot, Okara, Faridkot in the tehsil of Dipalpur, about 170 km to the north-east of Faridkot near Khanewal. References http://wikimapia.org/#lat=30.2741158&lon=71.9552994&z=15&l=0&m=a&v=2 Khanewal District {{Khanewal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridkot, Okara
Faridkot () is a village in Depalpur Tehsil in the Okara District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The village has been a fertile recruiting ground for Lashkar-e-Taiba; Ajmal Kasab, a perpetrator of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks The 2008 Mumbai attacks (also referred to as 26/11, pronounced "twenty six eleven") were a series of terrorist attacks that took place in November 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamist terrorist organisation from Pakistan, c ..., belonged from Faridkot. References {{Okara District Villages in Okara District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |