SIRHIND  , a

tract of land in the Punjab, India . It consists of the north-eastern portion of the plain between the Jumna and Sutlej rivers, and is watered by the Sirhind canal . Sirhind is not an administrative division, but historically the name includes the districts of Umballa, Ludhiana, and Ferozepore, together with the states of Patiala, Jind and Nabha . The Sirhind canal serves the Umballa and Ludhiana districts, and the Patiala, Jind and Nabha states . It draws its water-supply from the Sutlej near Rupar, where the head-works are situated . The canal, which was opened in 1882, has 538 M. of main and branch canals, and irrigates nearly 2000 sq. m . The town of Sirhind, in the state of Patiala, had a population in 1901 of 5415 . It is of very early, but uncertain, foundation, and had a period of great prosperity under the Moguls . Its ancient ruins cover a large extent, and include two fine domed tombs of the 14th century . It is held accursed by the Sikhs, owing to the barbarous murder of the son of Guru Govind by the Mahommedan governor in 1704 .