Jalalpur Jattan
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
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| Calling code | 053 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
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Jalalpur Jattan is a town located in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. Jalalpur Jattan has some main villages: Mota, Tanda, Bhagowal, Mionwal, Chak Qazi, Bagge Chak, Hadka, Shero Chak and Buddhan.
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[edit] History
Jalalpur Jattan is a city in the Gujrat District in the Pakistani state of Punjab. It was founded by a Gujjar named Jalal and Kula Chor, and a place in Jalalpur Jattan, was built by Chandragupta Maurya, an Indian ruler in 300 BC. Excavations in the area revealed that Kula Chor was the mint of the Maurya Dynasty. It is pertinent to mention that a new wave of people appeared in India in 12th century known as Kuchour tribe. It can be assumed that the place was populated by the Kula Chours, instead of Chander Gupt.
A local historian, Mansoor Behzad Butt, believed that Chander Gupt had built a fort in Islam Garh, a suburban village of Jalalpur Jattan. The original name of the village could not be ascertained but the fort became famous as Islam Garh Fort with the passage of time. Only some detriorated remains of the fort exists today. Later, the fort had been the mint of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, of Lahore, in 1832.
[edit] Famous People
- Chaudhry Abdul Qayyum
