Dulmial
| Dulmial دوالمیال | |
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Canon Awarded by British Army World War II, Dulmial, Chakwal
(Photo by Muhammad Ehsan Junaid) | |
  Dulmial Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′0″N 72°55′0″E / 32.73333°N 72.91667°ECoordinates: 32°44′0″N 72°55′0″E / 32.73333°N 72.91667°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Chakwal District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 30,000 approx. |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 (UTC) |
| Pakistan Post | 48330 |
| Area code(s) | 0543 |
Dulmial (Urdu: دوالمیال) is a village and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District (Urdu: ﭼﻜﻮﺍﻝ) in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, it is part of Choa Saidan Shah Tehsil. Dulmial is now known within Pakistan as the ‘village with the gun’.[1]
The village has a population of nearly 30,000.
Location
Dulmial is a village approximately 150 kilometres south of Islamabad in Pakistan. It is located on the road starting from Choa Saidan Shah to Kallar Kahar near the scenic Hindu monument The KatasRaj Temple.
History
Since its foundation some eight centuries ago by Dolmi, A general in the Shahabuddin Ghauri’s army, the village has been providing the largest number of armymen to the state. The Dulmial village sent 460 soldiers to the World War I making the largest participation of any village in South Asia while it sent 732 soldires to the World War II In Germany,Were 6 men were killed.
Honouring the gallantry of the 460 men, the British government ask them what they wanted for there bravery [Water,food etc] but they said give us a thing that will prove our bravey to others.At which British Government awarded a 12 Artillery gun made in soctland to Dulmial which is still installed at the entrance on the right bank of a pond in the village.
Besides, a memorial stone was also built in honour of the 460 soldiers on the premises of a primary school.
After the creation of Pakistan, Dulmial provided five lieutenant generals and 23 brigadiers along with many other junior officers to the army. Apart from the martial stories, Dulmial has much more to offer.
After getting into the heart of the village, one is fascinated by the buildings of the colonial era. There are two grand houses located in front of each other. According to Mr Malik, one of the houses was owned by Dr Narain Das and his brother Gobind Ram.
“Dr Narain Das was in the British Army and served during World War 1 while there is no authenticated account about Gobind Ram.”
He said the owner of the other building had also become anonymous as no one in the village knew who built the house.
Another grand building also stands in the next street which according to Mr Malik was owned by Mahesh Ram while another grand house is located in another street which was owned by Thakar Das. An old bazaar is still there.
The grand historic buildings are crumbling and need to be preserved.
Gallery
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References
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http://hiddenhistorieswwi.ac.uk/uncategorized/2014/09/the-dulmial-gun/