Dulmial () is a town and

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, an administrative subdivision, of

Chakwal District Chakwal District () is a district located on the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern area of the Punjab province, bordered by Talagang to its west, Rawalpindi to its northeast, Jhelum to its east. The distr ...

in the Punjab Province of

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. It is part of Choa Saidan Shah Tehsil and has a population of almost 30,000. Dulmial is known within Pakistan as the " village with the gun".

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

Dulmial is known as the "village with the gun" and the "Home Town of Gunners". Since its foundation some eight centuries ago, the village has provided the largest number of army men to the state. Dulmial village sent 460 soldiers to the British forces in

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, the largest participation of any village in

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nine died. The village sent 732 soldiers to

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. A memorial stone was built in honour of the 460 soldiers on the premises of a primary school . In 1925, the British government presented Dulmial with a cannon in recognition of its

contributions; the award, chosen by a village representative, was transported from

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first by train and then in a cart drawn by oxen. It was mounted at the entrance to the village with a plaque, and as a result Dulmial is known in Pakistan as "the village with the gun". It was predominantly a

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village before the

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. After the Partition, it became part of

. After the creation of

, Dulmial provided five lieutenant-generals and 23 brigadiers along with many other junior officers to the

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References

Union councils of Chakwal District Populated places in Chakwal District {{Chakwal-geo-stub