9 gates of city

Rashid Mahmood Arqam (www.disttmbdin.com)

By the edge of the River Jhelum at a short distance a village named Pindi Bahauddin is known to be situated by 1506 A.C. In the British rule in 1916 Pindi Bahauddin railway station was setup. It was a time when the British were Establishing and introducing modern and essential public use Equipments in their best Interest. Above mentioned Railway System was introduced and laid down to defend their Empir from the North. So it was called North Westren Railway (NWR). After the first world war the British gave and introduced new settlements in Sub-continent. This Region called [] Gondal Bar [] some of its land lying Barren was reconstructed and a great Irrigation plan was surveyed and dug out by manual work. Main route of the canal Lower Jhelum was dug. Water was released in 1902 in its main route.

Chak Bandi was made by Sir Malcum Heley and approximately 51 Chaks were settled and notified. In these 51 Chaks, the land waas awarded to the people who worked for British Empire.  The above mentioned chak 51 became the center of this newly established town. The map of this chak was made by John Alam. A famous grain market was setup is this Chak. After this the Chak No. 51 was called Mandi-Bahauddin. In 1920 this name was notified. In 1924 Pindi-Bahauddin Railway station was notified the above mentioned name. In 1937 when Mandi-Bahauddin was town, it was given the status of a town committee. In 1941 it was given the Munciple Commitee. In the Master plan of reconstructing this town, in 1923 nine gates and wall surrounding this town was completed due to reites.
After the partition when the Sikhs and the Hidus have migrated to India, bulk of muslim population migrated and settled here. In 1960 this city was given the status of Sub-Division. In 1993 by its own name Mian Manzoor Ahmen Vato Chief minister Punjab announced and notified this city as a District. H.Q.

More than 150 lakh populated city has its own great importance. In the western side of Mandi-Bahauddin at the place of Khiwa, the famous and historical war " Battle of the Hydaspes River " between Raja Porus and Alexander   The great , a Greece Invader have been fought.

The battle of Hydaspes River was a battle fought by Alexander the Great 326 BC against the Indian king Porus on the Hydaspes River (now the jhelum) in punjab. The kingdom of king Porus was situated in that part of ancient India wich has become modern day Pakistan. The battle was the last major war fought by Alexander.

At the first day of this war, Harry Roy the son of Raja Porus was killed at 11 o-clock. At the same day, the horse (Bucephalus) of Alexander, The great, was dead. After the death of his son, Raja Porus (intially stationed at Nazampur) came with Elephents and foughyt against Alexander the great. This war was on the Southern Bank of the River Jhelum. As a result of this battle, Alexander founded two cities, Nicaea (Victory)  at the site of modern day Jalapur and Bucephala at the site (possibly) of Bhera in Pakista. Bucephalus waas the name of horse that Alexander rode on, having died either during battle or right afterwards of weariness and old age. Wazir Abad Cuttlery industry has its own pride to sharpen and prepare the sworsd of this great Invader.

At a few distance from here, second Sikh war in 1849 in the reigeon of Lord Guff, the British and the Khalsa Sikh Army fought at the place of Chillianwala.
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