Jhang (

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

, ur, ), ) is the capital city of

Jhang District Jhang District (Punjabi and ur, ) is a district of Faisalabad division in the Punjab province, Pakistan. Jhang city is the capital of district. Geography Jhang District has a triangle-like shape, with its apex at the narrow southwestern c ...

, in the central portion of the province 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 ...

, Pakistan. Situated on the east bank of the Chenab river, it is the 18th largest city of Pakistan by population. The historical name of the city and district is Jhang Maghiana. The locality also includes the Shrine (Darbar) of Pir Abdul Rehman hrine of Sultan Bahu and Heer and Ranjha's Tomb.

Etymology

The historical name of the city and district is Jhang Maghiana. The word Jhang is derived from the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...

word ''jāṅgala'' which means rough or forested terrain, the word

Jungle A jungle is land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates. Application of the term has varied greatly during the past recent century. Etymology The word ''jungle'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''ja� ...

also sharing the same root. In context, the term Jhang was derived from the Sanskrit word ''jāṅgala,''. Jhang Maghiana was the historic name of the locality.

History

Greeks army led by Alexander encamped here in Jhang and stayed some time to make preparation to proceed ahead, several local tribes like Vains, Longs, Nauls and Noons are described to be the descendants of the Alexander's army men.

Muhammad bin Qasim Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqāfī ( ar, محمد بن القاسم الثقفي; –) was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh (part of modern Pakistan), inaugurating the Uma ...

conquered nearby city of Multan, so area of Jhang came under Arabs for few centuries. Then town of Jhang became part of Multan province of Mamluks ruled by different rulers. The history of Jhang is the history of the Sial tribe. Jhang was built in 1288 by

Maharaja Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great Monarch, king" or "high king". A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Em ...

Rai Sial, a

Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

chief and founder of the Sial Tribe. Jhang and its nearby areas came under

Langah Sultanate The Langah Sultanate, also known as the Sultanate of Multan, was a kingdom which emerged after the decline of Delhi Sultanate in the Punjab region. The capital of the Sultanate was the city of Multan in south Punjab. Origin There are conflicting ...

of Multan which was independent from Delhi Sultanate. The Sial tribe, his kin, ruled this district ever since until the last Sial ruler of Jhang, Ahmad Khan (1812 to 1822) was defeated by

Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He ...

after fierce fighting. Under the collective rule of the Sial Khans of Jhang and other Sial sub-tribes such as the Rajbana and Bharwana, in the zenith of their power, the Sial country of Jhang extended up to the Muzafargarh boundary in the south, and the entirety of

Chiniot Chiniot (Urdu and pa, ) is a city and the administrative headquarter of Chiniot District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the bank of the river Chenab, it is the 28th largest city of Pakistan. It is also known for its intri ...

, Kamalia and

Kabirwala Kabirwala ( ur, , Punjabi ), is a town of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Kabirwala Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district. Kabirwala was 118th biggest city, with a populatio ...

. The territory extended to parts of

Bhakkar Bhakkar ( ur, ), is the principal city of Bhakkar District located in Punjab, Pakistan. It lies on the left bank of the Indus River. It is the 86th largest city in Pakistan. Administration Bhakkar city is also the administrative centre of B ...

and

Sargodha Sargodha (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Punjab province, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 12th largest city by population and one of the fastest-growing cities of the country. Sargodha is also known as ...

. The Garh Mahraja and

Ahmadpur Sial Ahmadpur Sial ( ur, ), is a city in Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of Ahmadpur Sial Tehsil.Thal and defeated the Nawab of

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the olde ...

by the mid 17th century. Under the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi language, Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Q ...

, the towns of Jhang and

Mighiana Mighiana is a tribe and a sub-caste of Sial (a Jat tribe), mostly residents of area of Jhang in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Mighiana also spelled as ''Maghiana'' is a twin city located next to Jhang. Both cities combined are called ''Jhang-M ...

, lying apart, became a joint municipality, then known as Jhang-Maghiana.Jhang-Maghiana article in the ''Imperial Gazetteer of India''
v. 14, p. 134. Maghiana lies on the edge of the highlands, overlooking the alluvial valley of the Chenab, while the older town of Jhang occupies the lowlands at its foot.

Geography

Jhang is situated at the East bank of Chenab which has confluence with

Jhelum Jhelum (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city on the east bank of the Jhelum River, which is located in the district of Jhelum in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for pr ...

at Trimmu Barrage near the town of

Athara Hazari Athara Hazari ( ur, ), is a city and capital of 18-Hazari Tehsil situated on the Jhang-Bakhar Highway within the boundaries of the Jhang District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is about 7 kilometers from the Trimmu Barrage. To the north of the town, the ...

. The city was endangered in the

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but it was not flooded as the flood water was redirected towards

. there are three river in jhang such as chenab river jhelum river and river ravi is also touch with the boundary of District Jhang near ahmad pur sial.

Demographics

The population of city in 1998 Census of Pakistan was recorded as 293,366. According to the

2017 Census of Pakistan The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May 2017. It was the first census taken in the country in the 21st century, nineteen years after the previous one in ...

, the population of city had risen to 414,131 with a growth of 41.17% in 19 years.

Administration

Jhang Saddar is the administrative center of Jhang

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

(a subdivision of the district). The tehsil itself is divided into 55 Union councils.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhang – Government of Pakistan

Education

Virtual University of Pakistan The Virtual University of Pakistan (VU) ( ur, ) is a public university with its headquarters in M.A Jinnah Campus, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It mainly focuses on providing distant learning programs through utiliza ...

(Jhang Campus) *

Lahore College for Women University The Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) ( ur, ) Is a public university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1922 with a capacity of 60 students, it now has a full-time enrollment of about 15,000 students and admits students at Inter ...

(Jhang Campus) *

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, originally known as Lahore Veterinary College, is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is accredited by the Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC). It has additional te ...

(Jhang Campus) * Government Post Graduate College *

Chenab College Jhang Chenab College Jhang is a public college in Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established on self-help basis in 1991. Chenab College Jhang is from the District Courts of Jhang Saddar on Jhang-Chiniot Road. The college estate covers an area of , ...

University of Jhang The University of Jhang (UOJ) ( ur, ) (informally Jhang University) is a public university located in Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan. The University of Jhang has been established by the Government, Higher Education Department under the act ''UNIVERSIT ...

Punjab Group of Colleges The Punjab Group of Colleges (also known as The Punjab Group or PGC) has its roots in a Commerce College set up by Mian Amer Mahmood. The chairman of PGC network is Mian Amer Mahmood. Now the new Chairman of Punjab Group of college is Tayyab M ...

Superior Group of Colleges The Superior University, () is a private university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Charter and Recognition Superior University is chartered by the Government of Punjab, Pakistan and recognized by the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC ...

* Dar-e-Arqam Schools *

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Beaconhouse School System The Beaconhouse School System is a private school system mostly operating throughout Pakistan.The City School

Notable people

Scientists *

Abdus Salam Mohammad Abdus Salam Salam adopted the forename "Mohammad" in 1974 in response to the anti-Ahmadiyya decrees in Pakistan, similarly he grew his beard. (; ; 29 January 192621 November 1996) was a Punjabi Pakistani theoretical physicist and a N ...

, first Pakistani Nobel Laureate. *

Yash Pal Yash Pal (26 November 1926 – 24 July 2017) was an Indian scientist, educator and educationist. He was known for his contributions to the study of cosmic rays, as well as for being an institution-builder. In his later years, he became one of ...

, Indian scientist. *

Har Gobind Khorana Har Gobind Khorana (9 January 1922 – 9 November 2011) was an Indian American biochemist. While on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Marshall W. Nirenberg a ...

, Indian American biochemist

Politicians

* Khan Muhammad Arif Khan Rajbana Sial, former federal and provincial minister, honourable

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All-India Muslim League The All-India Muslim League (AIML) was a political party established in Dhaka in 1906 when a group of prominent Muslim politicians met the Viceroy of British India, Lord Minto, with the goal of securing Muslim interests on the Indian subcon ...

, close associate of the

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...

and key figure in the Independence Movement of Pakistan. * Syeda Abida Hussain, former Pakistani Ambassador to USA and federal minister. *

Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat ( ur, مخدوم سيد فیصل صالح حیات; born 1952 in Lahore) is a Pakistani politician from Jhang, Punjab and sports administrator. He is currently serving as the President of South Asian Football ...

, former Interior Minister of Pakistan and FIFA official. *

Sahibzada Nazir Sultan Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan (; 12 February 1944 – 5 December 2022) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, between 1970 and May 2018. Early life Sultan was born on 12 February 1944. Political ...

, former Member National Assembly. * Sahibzada Mahboob Sultan, federal minister. *

Ghulam Bibi Bharwana Ghulam Bibi Bharwana (; born 5 May 1970) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018. Early li ...

, Member National Assembly. *

Najaf Abbas Sial Najaf Abbas Sial (; 22 May 1959 – 11 November 2018) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 and a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2013. Early life ...

, former Member National Assembly and Member Provincial Assembly. *

Sheikh Waqas Akram Sheikh Waqas Akram ( ur, شیخ وقاص اکرم; born 26 August 1976) is a Pakistani politician and a former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from November 2002 to November 2007 and from March 2008 to March 2013. He was the Ministe ...

, former minister of state for Labour and Manpower *

Haq Nawaz Jhangvi Haq Nawaz Jhangvi ( ur, حق نواز جھنگوی, ''Ḥaq Nawāz Jhangvī''; 1952 – 23 February 1990) was a Pakistani cleric who founded the Anjumane Sipahe Sahaba on 6 September 1986. Biography Haq Nawaz Jhangvi was born in 1952 i ...

, Pakistani cleric, founder of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan and namesake of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi *

Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi is a Pakistani Islamic cleric and politician who was a member of the Punjab Assembly between 2017 and 2018. He is a son of slain Sipah-e-Sahaba founder Haq Nawaz Jhangvi. Political career Masroor was elected as the membe ...

, Pakistani Islamic cleric and politician, Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Punjab, son of Haq Nawaz Jhangvi

Sports personalities

Aleem Dar Aleem Dar PP (Punjabi, ur, ; born 6 June 1968) is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former cricketer. He is a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires. He won the David Shepherd Trophy three years in a row from 2009 to 2011, after being nomin ...

, cricketer and umpire *

Ghulam Shabber Ghulam Shabber ( ur, ; born 12 December 1985) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He made his List A debut for the United Arab Emirates cricket team in their three-match series against O ...

, UAE cricket player

Literary personalities

* Majeed Amjad, Urdu poet *

Nasir Abbas Nayyar Nasir Abbas Nayyar ( ur, ) is a Pakistani Urdu language writer, criticcolumnistand essayist. He has written books on poetry, literary theory and post colonial study of Urdu literature. He has produced some important books on structuralism an ...

, Pakistani Urdu language columnist *

Ishtiaq Ahmad (fiction writer) Ishtiaq Ahmad (اﺸﺘﻴﺎﻖ اﺤﻤﺩ in Urdu), (1941 – 17 November 2015) was a Pakistani fiction writer famous for his spy and detective novels in the Urdu language, particularly the Inspector Jamshaid series. He was born in Kar ...

Pirs/religious figures

* Sultan Bahu, founder of the Sarwari Qadiri Sufi order *

Shah Jeewna Shah Jeewna (or Jewna, Jiwana, Jewana) is a town of Jhang District in the Punjab, Pakistan. it is located on the Jhang-Lalian road at 31°31'13N 72°20'21E 34 km from Jhang. Shah Jeewna was named after Syed Mehboob Alam Naqvi-ul Bukhari Al-Maroo ...

, Sufi saint, founder of Qalandariyya order

Business people

, founder of Shalimar Transport

Sister Cities

Jhang have 1

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Geographic location

Jhang Sadr is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located 31.27 latitude and 72.33 longitude and it is situated at elevation of 158 meters above sea level.

References

External links

Punjab Government ghail pur (Jhang District profile)Jhang PortalJhang PortalJhang Portal
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