Mang (also called Mong) is a town in

Sudhanoti District Sudhanoti () is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the ...

Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir ( ), is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger ...

, Pakistan.

Geography

Mang consists of 7 villages and 2 union councils: Mang and Patan Sher Khan. Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of

Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...

and Pakistan. Mang is connected to

Pallandri Pallandri, also spelled Palandri (), originally Pulandari, is a Tehsil which serves as the administrative capital of Sudhanoti District, Sudhanoti district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Azad Kashmir. It is located at latitude 33° 42′ 54″ N, lon ...

Rawalakot Rawalakot () is the capital of Poonch District, Pakistan, Poonch district in Pakistan–administered Azad Kashmir, in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located in the Pir Panjal Range. History 1947 Poonch rebellion On 15 June 1947, Sarda ...

Thorar Thorar is a town in Poonch District in Azad Kashmir. There are some villages around it like Bhalgran. It is located about 20 miles from Rawalakot Rawalakot () is the capital of Poonch District, Pakistan, Poonch district in Pakistan–admi ...

. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at

which isn't operational so nearest is Islamabad International Airport.

History

Mang is a stronghold of the

Sudhan Sudhan (also known as Sudhozai Pathan or Saddozai Pathan) are a tribe of the Poonch Division of Azad Kashmir, with their population primarily concentrated in the districts of Poonch and Sudhanoti, and smaller communities in the neighboring ...

tribe, and served important roles as a fortress in the

1837 Poonch Revolt The 1837 Poonch Revolt, also known as the 1837 Sudhan Revolt was a revolt in the History of Poonch District, western Poonch hills in the Kashmir region under the Sikh Empire. It started in what is now the Poonch Division in Azad Kashmir administ ...

and as a base of operations in the 1947 Poonch Revolt. In the

, the

Sudhans Sudhan (also known as Sudhozai Pathan or Saddozai Pathan) are a tribe of the Poonch Division of Azad Kashmir, with their population primarily concentrated in the districts of Poonch and Sudhanoti, and smaller communities in the neighboring ...

resisted

Gulab Singh Maharaja Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792–1857) was the first Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and the founder of the Dogra dynasty. Originally a commander of the Sikh Empire, he sided with the British in the First Anglo-Sikh War and briefly became ...

and

Sikh Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Si ...

forces from the fortress of Mong, where a deadly battle was fought until its capture by a prolonged assault.

Education

Mang has several schools and a campus of the University of Poonch.

Notable people

* Khan of Mong Captain Khan Muhammad Khan, guerrilla leader in the

First Kashmir War First most commonly refers to: * First, the ordinal form of the number 1 First or 1st may also refer to: Acronyms * Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array * Far Infrared a ...

References

{{Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Populated places in Sudhanoti District Tehsils of Sudhanoti District