Rahon is a city and a

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in the district Shaheed Bhagat Singh of the

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n state of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

. Rahon is in Doaba region of

. Doaba also known as Bist Doab, is the region of

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that lies between the Beas River and the

Sutlej River The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the Ind ...

. A famous battle was fought here between Sikhs and Mughals i.e

Battle of Rahon (1710) The Battle of Rahon was fought between Sikhs and Mughal Empire on 11 October 1710. Background Banda Singh Bahadur captured almost half Punjab, east of Lahore and became the master of a region in eastern Punjab from river Indus to Satluj. Thi ...

. Rahon is situated on the Jalanghar - Jaijon

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of the Northern railway, Rahon is 7 km from Nawanshahr, the tahsil/subdivision headquarters, and 65 km from

Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

, the district headquarters. It is also connected by road with Nawashahr (8 km), Jadla (12 km),

Ludhiana Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 Indian census, 2011 census and distributed over , making Ludhiana the ...

(51 km), and

Phillaur Phillaur is a city and a municipal council as well as a tehsil in Jalandhar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Punjab, India, Punjab. Overview Phillaur is the railway junction on the border line of Ludhiana Main ...

(37 km),

Machhiwara Sri Machhiwara Sahib is one of the developing cities in the Ludhiana district of the Indian state of Punjab. Machhiwara is famous for Gurudwara Sri Charan Kanwal Sahib associated with Guru Gobind Singh ji and named after the Guru's feet that are ...

(18 km). People of Doaba region are given the demonym "Doabia". The dialect of Punjabi spoken in Doaba is called "Doabi". The term "Doaba" or "Doab" is derived from Persian "دو آب" (do āb "two water") meaning "land of two rivers".

Name

Rahon is a changed name, it was Raghupur until the 12th century. Raj pal changed its name from Raghupur to Rahon after a certain lady called Raho. Some contemporaries had written that it was considered unlucky to speak of Rahon by its proper name, in the morning, when fasting. According to them, until breakfast Rahon should be referred to as ‘Zanana shahr’, or ‘Women town’.

Ancient city

Rahon is an ancient city, it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in India. The city face had withstood the ravages of time, invaders, lootings, epidemics, and an unfortunate case of bypass of the silk route. Ruins there speaks the sad story and tell the city once had great significance. it was formed like a fort with four gates, Delhi Gate, Lahori Gate, Pahar Singh Gate, and Ropri Gate.

Highlights

*The town is near the banks of

Sutlej The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the Ind ...

river. *

Silk Road The Silk Road () was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and reli ...

Rahon's importance was most apparent in its position on the ancient trade route to Tibet and Central Asia ( Silk route), and it began to decline once a new route was discovered through Kabul during the Mughal era. *In Akbar's time who was the third

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, (1556-1605 AD) Rahon was the capital of the Dardhak Mahal. *In

Shah Jahan Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (; ), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Under his emperorship, the Mugha ...

, the fifth

time, a Sarai was built at Rahon on the Sutlej river's western bank. Shah Jahan chose Rahon because of its strategic location on the Sutlej bank (for his convenience in using

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) and considering the commanding route by road of

Agra Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is ...

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, and

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

. This route was famous with the name ''the long walk''. *In

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reign, the sixth

(1658-1707AD), a brick fort was built at Rahon. * There was an oldest market (Mandi) with more than 600 shops. *Rahon was famous for the trade of

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making, manufacturing various

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fabrics, and

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. etc. *Rahon was a flourishing trading center with lots of trading opportunities, having population (145000) more than Jallandhar. *Rahon was on the trading route to Tibet and central Asia. *

which is closely associated with Banda Singh Bahadur is one of the great historical event. * Rahon was a Headquarter of one of the territories seized by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Rahon was the capital of

Dallewalia Misl The Dallewalia misl was a Khatri Sikh state in 18th century India. The founder of this Misl was Sardar Gulab Singh resident of the village of Dallewal near Dera Baba Nanak, in Doaba Bist Jalandhar. He took Pahul and became an active memb ...

The reasons for decline

Rahon faced a gradual decline in its economy and population for various reasons; some of the major ones are listed below # Invaders and battles one after another. # Diversion of the trade route caused major dent in decline of the Rahon. # Epidemics.

History

Rahon was also among the 50 most populous cities in the world for many centuries, particularly in the period between 52 B.C.-1750 A.D.. After that period, Rahon started witnessing gradual decline due to epidemics, attacks from foreign invaders, and a reduction in merchant activity when the silk route began to bypass Rahon in favor of

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. Rahon had Asia's oldest mandi bazaar (now ruined) situated at the city's Delhi gate. The bazaar was famous for its variety and quality of products, including spices, weapons, apparel, and footwear. Rahon's population also declined due to outbreaks of malaria, the immigration of a large proportion of its Muslim population to Pakistan during partition, and civilian casualties resulting from attacks by outside invaders. Rahon has the oldest Government High School in the

state, which was constructed in 1857.

Founding

Rahon was founded 2000 years ago by Raja Raghab, a Rajput ruler, who named it Raghupur, which continued to be called in correspondence by the

Pandit A Pandit ( sa, पण्डित, paṇḍit; hi, पंडित; also spelled Pundit, pronounced ; abbreviated Pt.) is a man with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge whether it is shashtra (Holy Books) or shastra (Wea ...

s of the city until the twentieth century. * 1206 AD The city came into the possession of Gujars, who were eventually driven out by the

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s (Rajputs), who in turn succumbed to the Ghorewaha

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, whose conquest of the country is put down as having occurred in the time of Muhammad Ghori (d. 1206 AD). * 1517-1526 AD In the time of Ibrahim Lodhi (1517-1526 AD), the city was reported to have a population of 145,000 and was a flourishing trading center on the route to

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and Central Asia. * 1556-1605 AD Toward the beginning of the Mughal period, the town was occupied by the Ghorewaha

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, Rana Udho. He actively assisted

Akbar Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...

(1556-1605 AD). During his fight for the Delhi throne, he defeated and captured the rebellion leader

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. As a reward, the Raja allowed Rana to retain the

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of Rahon. In Akbar's time, Rahon was the capital of the Dardhak Mahal and gave its name to one of the two tarafs into which the mahal was divided. In

’s reign (1658-1707 AD) a brick fort was built here. The Rajputs of Rahon were

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s and men of much influence during the period of Muhammadan rule. The Sikh Sardar of the region briefly appointed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh was beheaded and his territories seized by the Rana of Jadla.

Medieval to present

* 1710 AD In 1710 AD, Rahon was conquered by Banda Singh Bahadur after defeating mughals in the

Battle of Rahon The Battle of Rahon was fought between Sikhs and Mughal Empire on 11 October 1710. Background Banda Singh Bahadur captured almost half Punjab, east of Lahore and became the master of a region in eastern Punjab from river Indus to Satluj. Thi ...

.The Sikh movement signified a protest against the beneficiaries of the existing structure of authority. The Sikhs issued orders to chaudhries, muqaddams, and qanungos of Rahon and the adjacent parganas calling upon them to surrender. All were asked to follow the terms to which the peasants agreed to work accordingly and extended their helping hand to Banda Singh Bahadur. Henceforth, on the economic plane, Banda Singh Bahadur could be given credit for introducing revenue reforms in Punjab, was a remarkable contribution of Banda Singh Bahadur, which was later improved upon by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. *Capital of Dhallewalia Misl * Later, Rahon fell back again into the hands of the Mughals. * 1759 AD, In 1759 AD, Rahon was seized by Dhallewali Confederacy Sikhs led by Tara Singh Ghaiba, He controlled considerable territory on both sides of the

river. Rahon was the headquarters, remained in their possession until Tara Singh's death, when it was added to Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s dominions. * However, Pandits continued to dominate local politics. Pandit Sardars ran the city's administration for centuries. After the collapse of the Sikh Empire, the descendants of the Rana of Rahon came to prominence again and the

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of Rahon, Chaudhry Abdul Rehman Khan of Rahon was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Punjab from the Unionist Party before Indian Independence. * 1947 Until independence in 1947 the Rana of Rahon and the Rajrana of Jadla controlled most of the estates, while the Muslim Rana of Rahon fled to Pakistan, first moving to

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and later settling in Rehamnabad Khanqa Dogran. After Partition, Pandit Buta Ram Qasir Jagirdar continued to serve as Municipal Councilor and local leader of Rahon for next two and half decades. Pandit Butar Ram's father Sansar Chand was

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of the region. Rahon is an old city and it overlooks the low

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of the

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, it held social, economic, and political significance during various periods of history. This significance stemmed primarily from the city's location along the ancient trade route to

and Central Asia and it began to fade in importance as soon as a new route through Kabul was opened during

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times. Further, Rahon's proximity to marshes made it a victim of periodic large-scale outbreaks of malaria. Over time, the city's population declined greatly, falling to 69,000 when the British took over after the First Anglo Sikh War in 1846 and falling further to 6,607 by 1971. After the division of the country in 1947, the

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population of Rahon was uprooted to

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, with most settling in Faisalabad and Rahwali. * Present Rahon: is a small city divided into 13 wards and operates under a municipality's

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. It has total administration over 3,260 houses, arranges basic amenities like water and sewerage. The Municipal council authorizes building roads within Municipal Council limits and imposing taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. *Government School: The oldest school in Punjab is in Rahon. The British founded the school in 1855, in an old fort building that marked the last border of "Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Lahore Durbar." A number of notable alumni include Mr. Balbir Singh (AIS), who retired as the Chief Secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sardar Dilbagh Singh, who served as Air Chief Marshal, and others. *Hierarchy of the city administration: It is a Class-III municipality. Sardar Amarjit Singh Johal is the President Municipal Council of the city. And MLA of the area is Mr. Nachhatar Pal. Rahon is under the Anandpur Sahib

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Constituency, for that MP is Mr.

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. *Demographics: As per the census 2011, the population of Rahon was 15676 in which there are 52,74% (8,267) males, and 47.26% (7,409) are females;

Literacy Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

rate of Rahon city is 80.12%, which is higher than the state average of 75.84%, Male literacy rate is around 83.84% while female literacy rate is 75.95%. The report data suggests a population of Children with ages of 0-6 is 1771, which is 11.30% of the total population of Rahon. The female Sex Ratio is 896 against the state average of 895. Moreover, the Child Sex Ratio in Rahon is around 910 compared to the Punjab state average of 846.

Notable persons from Rahon

* Chaudhry Abdul Rehman Khan was the Rana of Rahon Jagir and Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. * Chief justice of

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Shri

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. *

Dilbagh Singh Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VM (10 March 1926 – 9 February 2001) was the head of the Indian Air Force from 1981 to 1984, as Chief of the Air Staff. He was the second Sikh to hold that position. Dilbagh Singh was commissio ...

was

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awarded with

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, AVSM, VM, was the head of the

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from 1981 to 1984, as Chief of the Air Staff. He was the second

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to hold that position. * Padma Bhushan-2001 awarded Shri

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Trade and manufacturing

Rahon was noted for its sugar trade, shoemaking, 'gota' making and even textile manufacturing. The town missed all these crafts, activities, and exports with several disasters and many adverse circumstances.

Sugar

Sugar trade was one of the famous commercial activity at Rahon.

Textiles and exports

The town then was sharing a trade route to

and Central Asia, which was favorable for exporting activities but a new route through Kabul was opened during

times. The exports via Jammu, Leh, and present Afghanistan is recorded. Rahon was known for cotton cloth manufacturing and its exports. Many distinguished weave structures ranging from coarse varieties to fine textures were eminent. Bafta, Ghati, and Khasa were the kinds that were used to export.

Bafta

Rahon was a

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hub especially for cotton clothes during ancient times (18th century), it was known for many textile varieties one of them was Bafta cloth which is a closed

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structure. The material was found in many variants, coarse to fine.

Ghati

Rahon had an expertise for Ghati which is a highly glazed cotton long-cloth of fine texture also called ''ghatti''. It was a superior quality cloth and expensive also. The fabric was affordable by rich persons only. The average price of printed cotton was ten annas per square yard. Production of ''Ghati'' was ceased by the close of the nineteenth century.

Khasa

Rahon was also producing Khasa, the fabric then was known ''Rahon Khasa'' . It was a fine cotton cloth.

Khaddar

Rahon was famous for its trading route and

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certain cotton-made

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such as

Khes ''Khes'' ( pa, Shahmukhi:کھیس, Gurmukhi:ਖੇਸ੍) () is a thin cotton blanket cloth in the Indian subcontinent; it is a damask cloth used for blankets and winter wraps. Khes is generally hand-woven with coarse cotton yarns. Khes as a garm ...

, ''Khaddar'' with coarse cotton, with various colorful

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and checked patterns.

Lungi

Lungi fabric was also made in Rahon. It was continue even after ceasing down the Ghati cloth in close of 19th century. And then slowly the labor migrated to the industrial city Ludhiana.

Gota

is a narrow imitation of gold and silver

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used on edges of many bridal clothes, dresses and dupattas for embellishing purpose. It was also manufactured and exported from Rahon.

Shoe making

Rahon was known for the art of shoe making which attained a high degree of skill and a pair prepared by one Mian Khaki Shah of Rahon is said to still be on exhibit in a museum at

Historical remains

This piece of land has blessings of many Saints, ''Guru’s'', ''Peer’s and Faquir’s''. Rahon has several religious places like many ancient temples, gurudwaras, mosques, sufi shrines, yogi places. There are ruins of old building structures such as Havelis ( with smaller bricks, very small than regular size). There are some remains of historical interest. * Suraj Kund : An old Sarovar (Pool) and a temple Suraj Kund. It is situated in the south direction. According to a myth in all over India there are only two and a half kunds, from which one is in Rahon, half in Haridwar and one in Nasik. *Panch Tirthian. * Shri Ram sarowar, adjoining the samadhis of Tara Singh Ghaibha and his brave widow . And samadhi of Rana Udho. * Shrine Baba Roshan Shah Wali. *Delhi Gate. The ruins of the Delhi gate are still there. * Shri Kirpal sagar: Symbolizing unity of all religions. It is a place near to Rahon, village Dariapur, it is open to all people irrespective of caste, colour, creed, or nationality.

Gallery

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References

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