Revealed History Of Dera Ghazi Khan
_ The city of Dera Ghazi Khan was founded at the start of the 15th century in 1476.The city was named after Nawab Ghazi Khan Mirani, son of Nawab Haji Khan Mirani, a Balochi chieftain, who had declared independence from the Langhi Dynasty Sultans of Multan. Haji Khan Mirrani was a great cattle owner and was attracted to this site by the plentiful supply of grass. It was because of the keen interest of the Mirani rulers in the development of agriculture that farmers of suburban areas of the old city would grow flowers which gave the city the name of “Dera Phulein Da Sehra”.
After the Sikh War in 1849 it came into the possession of the British and was divided into two districts: Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan.
The old city of Dera Ghazi Khan was situated at the distance of 10 miles (16 km) towards east of the present city At that time, there was a population of about 23,731. The tomb of Ghazi Khan Mirani, who died in 1497, is 16kms in the west of the old city. This seems like the tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan. This is present in the Mulla Qaid Shah Graveyard. In it there are 11 graves, which are of the family of Ghazi Khan.The Graveyard came into being due to the tomb of Ghazi Khan. This is the oldest building of the city Dera Ghazi Khan.In 1908, the old city of Dera Ghazi Khan was abolished due to heavy flood in the river Indus(Ghazi Ghat). Resultantly the existing city of Dera Ghazi Khan was came into being in the year 1910. The population of the new developed town in 1911 was 18,446. The city is divided into different blocks. It was laid out on a grid pattern comprising 66 blocks with wide long roads and streets.Two open spaces were planned in each block for social gatherings. The British ruler established colonial system in the continent and declared D.G.Khan as district in the year 1849. General Court Land was appointed as first Deputy Commissioner of this District. In the year 1913, the Municipal Committee came in to existence. Ghazi Textile mills is another attempt to establish a heavy industrial complex in order to raise the economic base of the town. Keeping in view the rapidly increasing population of the area and deteriorating law and order situation district D.G.Khan was divided in two districts i.e. D.G.Khan and Rajanpur. Presently there are two revenue sub division of the District. Dera Ghazi Khan is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan .The district covers an area of 5,306 m² and it is a long narrow strip of country, 198 m. in length. A tribal belt/political area spread along with western side of the District. Mirani tribe are still living in both districts. The population according to the 1901 census of India (then a British colony) was 471,149 - the great majority being Baloch Muslims. The population according to the 1901 census of India (then a British colony) was 471,149 - the great majority being Baloch Muslims. The frontier tribes on the Dera Ghazi Khan border include the Lashari, Jarwar, Qaisrani, Bozdar, Khosa, Leghari, Khetran, Nutkani(Notkani) Gurchani, Mazari, Jaskani, Marri, Mastoi, Mirani, Bugti, Malghani, Nutkani and Bamozai. In very small number people belonging to Saharan Jat lineage were also setteled in the old Dera Ghazi Khan, they basically belongs to Bangladesh, India. After the major floods of early 1900s that washed away the city, they moved into the new Dera Ghazi Khan. Saraiki is the main language spoken in this region. Other languages that are spoken include Urdu, Balochi, Punjabi, Pashto, and Sindhi.
I found something intresting about the Balouchi tribes settled in Dera Ghazi Khan
“Balouchs of this area as Frank and open in his manners, fairly truthful, faithful to his word, temperate and enduring, and looking upon courage as the highest virtue, the true Balouch of the Derajat is a pleasant man to have dealings with.”
Referenced by
Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th edition published in 1911 mentions
Dera Ghazi Khan is the cultural rich district of Pakistan. There are petroleum and gas reservoirs in district Dera Ghazi Khan at sites Rodho, Zindapir, Dhodhak etc. The Koh-e-Sulaiman Range constitutes a major part of this area.DG khan is not just rich in agriculture but well developed city with great shopping and trade centres such asGrain market of district D.G. Khan is well renewed at Samina Chok . Most of the farmer and traders of the region are affiliated with the grain market. Wheat, Cotton, and Rice are the major crops of the area Rani Bazar is another business center situated in city D.G. Khan. All kinds of jewelry and beautiful dresses of ladies are available in this market.Cloth Market is another business centre of the city and situated in Saddar Bazar near Committee Gollai.Electronic Market falls within the middest of the city i.e. round the Gollai Committee.
Medicine Markets is situated near Civil Hospital D.G. Khan. All kind of medicine are available from the market. Vegetable and Fruit Market is situated within the area near the Faridi Bazar. Mobile Market is a big mobile market in heart of Dera Ghazi Khan. Every type of mobiles and mobile related shops are in this area
The prominent employers in Dera Ghazi Khan are the D.G. Khan Cement Company, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and the Al-Ghazi Tractor Company. It is considered that these companies, along with various other flour mills, companies in the cotton, chemical, textile industries, as well as rice, sugar, and ghee mills, form the backbone of the Pakistan's economy
I also want to mention some cases seemed by me on the false history of Dera Ghazi Khan. Those all are false claims.
One of the false claim was of Mr Zulfiqar Khosa(PML-N), He claimed that,
” The written history of Dera Ghazi Khan was incomplete as it skipped the name of his grand-grand father Mubarik Khan Khosa, the founder of new Dera Ghazi Khan”.
Major Herbert B. Edwards, in the official record compiled in “A Year on The Punjab Frontier in 1848-49“, had written to his resident on May 2, 1848, that Khosa elder Kaura Khan Khosa and his son Hyder Khan had captured the city by force for their British allies. They didn’t want the Dera Ghazi Khan for them but for the sake of trash of world.
“He further claimed that his forefathers had never taken any benefit from the then British rulers”.
This claim was further disproved by the historians
Lord Dalhousie had not only confirmed jageer of Rs1,000 a year for Kaura Khan, but also extended it for lifetime to his son. Kaura Khan was also given pension of Rs1,200 a year and a garden for his family.
So this thing is also confirmed that they had been working for British Government.
Referenced by Edwards book
M. Umer Raza Khan Mirani
After the Sikh War in 1849 it came into the possession of the British and was divided into two districts: Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan.
The old city of Dera Ghazi Khan was situated at the distance of 10 miles (16 km) towards east of the present city At that time, there was a population of about 23,731. The tomb of Ghazi Khan Mirani, who died in 1497, is 16kms in the west of the old city. This seems like the tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan. This is present in the Mulla Qaid Shah Graveyard. In it there are 11 graves, which are of the family of Ghazi Khan.The Graveyard came into being due to the tomb of Ghazi Khan. This is the oldest building of the city Dera Ghazi Khan.In 1908, the old city of Dera Ghazi Khan was abolished due to heavy flood in the river Indus(Ghazi Ghat). Resultantly the existing city of Dera Ghazi Khan was came into being in the year 1910. The population of the new developed town in 1911 was 18,446. The city is divided into different blocks. It was laid out on a grid pattern comprising 66 blocks with wide long roads and streets.Two open spaces were planned in each block for social gatherings. The British ruler established colonial system in the continent and declared D.G.Khan as district in the year 1849. General Court Land was appointed as first Deputy Commissioner of this District. In the year 1913, the Municipal Committee came in to existence. Ghazi Textile mills is another attempt to establish a heavy industrial complex in order to raise the economic base of the town. Keeping in view the rapidly increasing population of the area and deteriorating law and order situation district D.G.Khan was divided in two districts i.e. D.G.Khan and Rajanpur. Presently there are two revenue sub division of the District. Dera Ghazi Khan is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan .The district covers an area of 5,306 m² and it is a long narrow strip of country, 198 m. in length. A tribal belt/political area spread along with western side of the District. Mirani tribe are still living in both districts. The population according to the 1901 census of India (then a British colony) was 471,149 - the great majority being Baloch Muslims. The population according to the 1901 census of India (then a British colony) was 471,149 - the great majority being Baloch Muslims. The frontier tribes on the Dera Ghazi Khan border include the Lashari, Jarwar, Qaisrani, Bozdar, Khosa, Leghari, Khetran, Nutkani(Notkani) Gurchani, Mazari, Jaskani, Marri, Mastoi, Mirani, Bugti, Malghani, Nutkani and Bamozai. In very small number people belonging to Saharan Jat lineage were also setteled in the old Dera Ghazi Khan, they basically belongs to Bangladesh, India. After the major floods of early 1900s that washed away the city, they moved into the new Dera Ghazi Khan. Saraiki is the main language spoken in this region. Other languages that are spoken include Urdu, Balochi, Punjabi, Pashto, and Sindhi.
I found something intresting about the Balouchi tribes settled in Dera Ghazi Khan
“Balouchs of this area as Frank and open in his manners, fairly truthful, faithful to his word, temperate and enduring, and looking upon courage as the highest virtue, the true Balouch of the Derajat is a pleasant man to have dealings with.”
Referenced by
Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th edition published in 1911 mentions
Dera Ghazi Khan is the cultural rich district of Pakistan. There are petroleum and gas reservoirs in district Dera Ghazi Khan at sites Rodho, Zindapir, Dhodhak etc. The Koh-e-Sulaiman Range constitutes a major part of this area.DG khan is not just rich in agriculture but well developed city with great shopping and trade centres such asGrain market of district D.G. Khan is well renewed at Samina Chok . Most of the farmer and traders of the region are affiliated with the grain market. Wheat, Cotton, and Rice are the major crops of the area Rani Bazar is another business center situated in city D.G. Khan. All kinds of jewelry and beautiful dresses of ladies are available in this market.Cloth Market is another business centre of the city and situated in Saddar Bazar near Committee Gollai.Electronic Market falls within the middest of the city i.e. round the Gollai Committee.
Medicine Markets is situated near Civil Hospital D.G. Khan. All kind of medicine are available from the market. Vegetable and Fruit Market is situated within the area near the Faridi Bazar. Mobile Market is a big mobile market in heart of Dera Ghazi Khan. Every type of mobiles and mobile related shops are in this area
The prominent employers in Dera Ghazi Khan are the D.G. Khan Cement Company, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and the Al-Ghazi Tractor Company. It is considered that these companies, along with various other flour mills, companies in the cotton, chemical, textile industries, as well as rice, sugar, and ghee mills, form the backbone of the Pakistan's economy
I also want to mention some cases seemed by me on the false history of Dera Ghazi Khan. Those all are false claims.
One of the false claim was of Mr Zulfiqar Khosa(PML-N), He claimed that,
” The written history of Dera Ghazi Khan was incomplete as it skipped the name of his grand-grand father Mubarik Khan Khosa, the founder of new Dera Ghazi Khan”.
Major Herbert B. Edwards, in the official record compiled in “A Year on The Punjab Frontier in 1848-49“, had written to his resident on May 2, 1848, that Khosa elder Kaura Khan Khosa and his son Hyder Khan had captured the city by force for their British allies. They didn’t want the Dera Ghazi Khan for them but for the sake of trash of world.
“He further claimed that his forefathers had never taken any benefit from the then British rulers”.
This claim was further disproved by the historians
Lord Dalhousie had not only confirmed jageer of Rs1,000 a year for Kaura Khan, but also extended it for lifetime to his son. Kaura Khan was also given pension of Rs1,200 a year and a garden for his family.
So this thing is also confirmed that they had been working for British Government.
Referenced by Edwards book
M. Umer Raza Khan Mirani
