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Khohar
Khohar is very olden village situated in district Gujrat. It is almost eighteen kilo meter far from Sarai Alamgir. Nehar upper jhelum is its eastern side and the river Jhelum flow its western side. Khohar is divided into various "Mohallas" and "Dhoke". i.e. Dhoke Baba Hafiz Jee, Dhoke Shamali, Dhoke Baba Hussain Shah, Mohllah Maki Masjid, Mohallah Malkana, etc. Khohar devided into two main parts, Khohar Khurad and Khohar Kalan.
A big Discovery:
In Kharian "Pubi" range near the Khohar found Ancient Monuments. Population of olden khohar lived here hundreds years ago. pottery , bricks, bones, fossils and coins founds here. Coins belongs to Nasir Ud Din who was the Muslim Turkic ruler and eighth Sultan of Dehli of medieval India during the Mamluk (or Slave dynasty). according to Wikipedia Sultan Nasir-ud-Din 's information as under: Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad. Nasir ud din Mahmud, Nasir ud din Firuz Shah (1246-1266) was a Muslim Turkish ruler and the eighth Sultan of Delhi of medieval India during the Mamluk (or Slave dynasty). He was the youngest son of Shams ud din Iltutmish (1211-1236), and he succeeded Ala ud din Masud after the chiefs replaced Masud when they felt that he began to behave as a tyrant. As a ruler, Mahmud was known to be very religious, spending most of his time in prayer and renown for aiding the poor and the distressed. However, it was actually his Deputy Sultan or Naib, Ghiyas ud din Balban, who primarily dealt with the state affairs. After Mahmud's death in 1266, Balban (1266-1287) rose to power as Mahmud had no children to be his heir. His fortified tomb built by Iltutmish in 1231, known as Sultan Ghari, lies in the Vasant Kunj area, close to Mehrauli, in New Delhi. The octagonal tomb chamber, is one of finest examples of Mamluk dynasty architecture, which also include the Qutub Minar.
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