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JHANG , a See also: town and See also: district of See also: British See also: India, in the See also: Multan division of the See also: Punjab
.
The town, which forms one See also: municipality with the newer and now more important quarter of Maghiana, is about 3 M. from the right See also: bank of the See also: river See also: Chenab
.
Founded by Mal Khan, a Sial chieftain, in 1462, it long formed the capital of a See also: Mahommedan See also: state
.
Pop
.
(Igor), 24,382
.
Maghiana has manufactures of See also: leather, See also: soap and See also: metal See also: ware
.
The DISTRICT OF JHANG extends along both sides of the Chenab, including its confluences with the Jhelum and the See also: Ravi
.
See also: Area, 3726 sq. in
.
Pop
.
(Igor), 378,695, showing an apparent decrease of 13 % in the See also: decade, due to the creation of the district of See also: Lyallpur in 1904
.
But actually the population increased by 132 % on the old area, owing to the opening of the Chenab canal and the colonization of the See also: tract irrigated by it
.
Within Jhang many thousands of acres of See also: government wastehave been allotted to colonists, who are reported to be flourishing
.
A branch of theSee also: North-Western railway enters the district in this quarter, extending throughout its entire length
.
The See also: Southern Jech See also: Doab railway serves the See also: south
.
The See also: principal See also: industries are the ginning, pressing and See also: weaving of See also: cotton
.
Jhang contains the ruins of Shorkot, identified with one of the towns taken by See also: Alexander
.
In
See also: modern times the See also: history of Jhang centres in the famous clan of Sials, who exercised an extensive sway over a large tract between See also: Shahpur and Multan, with little dependence on the imperial See also: court at See also: Delhi, until they finally See also: fell before the See also: X11-absorbing power of Ranjit Singh
.
The Sials of Jhang are Mahommedans of See also: Rajput descent, whose ancestor, Rai Shankar of Daranagar, emigrated early in the 13th century from the Gangetic Doab
.
In the beginning of the 19th century Maharaja Ranjit Singh invaded Jhang, and captured the Sial chieftain's territory
.
The latter recovered a small portion afterwards, which he was allowed to retain on payment of a yearly tribute
.
In 1847, after the establishment of the British agency at See also: Lahore, the district came under the See also: charge of the British government; and in 1848 See also: Ismail Khan, the Sial See also: leader, rendered important services against the See also: rebel chiefs, for which he received a pension
.
During the See also: Mutiny of 1857 the Sial leader again proved his See also: loyalty by serving in See also: person on the British See also: side
.
His pension was afterwards increased, and he obtained the title of khan bahadur, with a small jagir for See also: life
.
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