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Maharaja Jambu Lochan was a Kshatriya
Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
King who belonged to Sialkot Sangala after whom the Indian city of
Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...
is believed to have been named. According to historical texts, he is the earliest known Rajput King of Jammu. He had another brother named Bahu Lochan. The fort of Bahu present in Jammu on the side of Tawi river was attributed to him. Jamboo lochan once was on hunting and then he found a lion and a goat was drinking water from same spot at same time ,that spot was the Bank of Tawi river also known as Surya putri Tawi, he then concluded this place divine and built a fort there which today is known as
Bahu fort The Bahu Fort is a historic fort in the city of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. Constructed on the banks on Tawi River, the ancient fort is believed to have been constructed by Bahu Lochan - brother of the traditional founder of Jammu, Jambu Lochan. ...
there is also a garden facing the divine river Tawi and also a Divine temple inside the fort known as " Bawe wali mata " temple.


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