Kahror
Kahror or Kahror Pakka or Kahror Pacca (Urdu: كہروڑ پكّا) is an old town near Multan, is a city and Tehsil in Lodhran District of Punjab province of Pakistan.
Location
The Kahror Pakka to Lodhran road (32 km) which is a major artery in Lodhran District, passes through the city. An old railway station established in 1925 is present in city on which Trains for Lahore and Karachi stops. Dunyia Pur road is 25KM long road which is one of the straight roads in Pakistan. The city has a direct link with Mailsi (35 km)and Dunyapur(25 km). Multan and Bahawalpur are the nearest airports with international flights.
Tribes
Major castes of the area are Arain, Syed, Hashmi, Qureshi, Sheikh, Mirza(Chughtai) Pathan, Baloch (Rind, Kurai) Rajpoot (Rana, Rao, Bhatti, Kanju, Nawab, Joyia, Noon, Chauhan, Parihar, Rid, Utaira, Wad, Phull, Wighamal, Dhuddi), Miscellaneous: Dhakkoo, Migrators etc.
History
Alexander Cunningham[1] writes that The ancient town of Kahror is situated on the southern bank of the old Bias river, 50 miles to the south-east of Multan, and 20 miles to the north-east of Bahawalpur. It is mentioned as one of the towns which submitted to Chach[2] after the capture of Multan in the middle of the seventh century. But the interest attached to Kahror rests on its fame as the scene of the great battle between Vikramaditya and the Sakas, in A.D. 79. Abu Rihan describes its position as situated between Multan and the castle of Loni. The latter place is most probably intended for Ludhan, an ancient town situated near the old bed of the Satlej river, 44 miles to the east-north-east of Kahror, and 70 miles to the east-south-east of Multan. Its position is therefore very nearly halfway between Multan and Ludhan, as described by Abu Rihan.
Yaudheya coins
Buddha Prakash[3] mentions.... The Yaudheya coins coins have been found from Delhi, Sonepat, Panipat, Hansi, Sirsa, Abohar, Bhatner, Saharanpur etc. to Depalpur, Satgarha, Ajudhan, Kahror and Multan westwards and the Kangra Valley in the north. From Khokhrakot to Ludhiana, they must have been in wide circulation. This vast extent of this currency proves that the Yaudheyas had liberated this region from the Kushanas.
The Yaudheyas marched from victory to victory in their struggle with the Kushanas, knowing no failure or rebuff. Hence in popular estimation, they were believed to be knowing the mysterious charm of victory which ensured their success at every step. The legend yaudheyānām jayamantradharāṇam on a large clay seal, found at Sunet, gives expression to this popular belief.
Notable persons
References
- ↑ The Ancient Geography of India/Multan,p.241
- ↑ Lieut. Postans, .Journ. Asiat. Soc, Bengal, 1838, p. 95, where the translator reads Karud, instead of Karor.
- ↑ Buddha Prakash: Evolution of Heroic Tradition in Ancient Panjab, X. The Struggle with the Yavanas, Sakas and Kushanas, p.109
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