Bhakkar ( ur, ), is the principal city of

Bhakkar District Bhakkar District ( ur, ), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The district was created out of parts of Mianwali in 1982, and has the city of Bhakkar as its headquarters. Part of its area consists of a riverine tract along th ...

located in

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. It lies on the left bank of the

Indus River The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmi ...

. It is the 86th largest city in Pakistan.

Administration

Bhakkar city is also the administrative centre of Bhakkar Tehsil one of the four

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its adminis ...

s of the district. Bhakkar Tehsil is subdivided into 17 union councils, three of which form the city of Bhakkar.

History

Bhakkar was founded probably towards the close of the fifteenth century by a group of colonists from

Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan (; bal, , Urdu and skr, , ps, ډېره اسماعيل خان), abbreviated as D.I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 37th largest city of Pakista ...

.Bhakkar Town – Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 8, p. 44.
/ref> During the 15th century, Bhakkar saw a struggle for power between Hassan Malik and Naveed Asghar. It came under

Humayun Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad ( fa, ) (; 6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), better known by his regnal name, Humāyūn; (), was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, who ruled over territory in what is now Eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northe ...

's rule after he restored the Mughal empire and he appointed Khan Khanan as the governor of the city alongside Multan, as Multan was a province of the Mughal empire that included the city of Bhakkar. it is on the name of Bakhar Khan. Fray Sebastian Manrique, a 17th-century traveller, travelled to this city in 1641 and described it as the capital of a Kingdom of Bhakkar. Thal Canal

British rule

During British rule, Bhakkar Town was part of Bhakkar tehsil of

Mianwali District The Mianwali District ( ur, ), is a district located in Sargodha Division of Punjab province, Pakistan. It was separated from NWFP in 1901, and has a border with the Chakwal, Attock,Kohat, Karak, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Bhakkar, a ...

. It was located on the left bank of the

and was on the North-Western Railway line. The

Imperial Gazetteer of India ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India'' was a gazetteer of the British Indian Empire, and is now a historical reference work. It was first published in 1881. Sir William Wilson Hunter made the original plans of the book, starting in 1869.< ...

described the town as follows:

Places to Visit

Dilkusha Bagh

There is an Old Date Orchard, locally known as 'Dilkusha Bagh' which is believed by some to be a Mughal garden built by Humayun, however Humayun never visited the area, on his retreat to Iran, he went to another Bakhar in Sindh to seek help from Mahmood Khan, which was however denied by historian Henry Raverty.

Famous things of Bhakkar

Tail Karna

The flower is used in a multitude of ways, but the most common is to make oil. Its essence is extracted and added to mustard oil while cloves, cardamom, jasmine and other spices are also added to the mixture. The resulting product is called ‘karna oil’ and is thought to be a quality product for treating a wide array of hair related issues such as dandruff and unnecessary shedding.

Notable people

Malik Ghulam Yasin Chhina Malik Ghulam Yasin Chhina (1941–2008) was a Pakistani Muslim lawyer and social worker. He served as a Bhakkar Court chairman Election Board of Bhakkar Court in the Punjab bar court for nearly his whole life. References {{DEFAULTSORT:C ...

(lawyer and social worker) *

Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani Rashid Akbar Khan Nawani ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician and a member of the 13th National Assembly from NA-74 (Bhakkar-II). He was elected to National Assembly in 2008 as an independent but then joined Pakistan Muslim League (N). In that el ...

(political person) *

Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of Senate of Pakistan, since March 2012. Political career He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2012 Pakistani Se ...

(political person)

References

Bibliography

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External links

* {{Official website, http://www.bhakkar.com.pk/ Populated places in Bhakkar District Cities in Punjab (Pakistan)