Rasool Nagar or Rasul Nagar ( Punjabi and ) is a small town in Wazirabad District, in

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

province of

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. It is situated on the bank of the

Chenab River The Chenab River is a major river in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, the Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Hima ...

. It has its own municipality, which is governed by a chairman. The neighboring cities are Alipur Chatha at 8 km and

Wazirabad Wazirabad (Urdu/) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative capital of Wazirabad District (formerly a Tehsil of Gujranwala District). Famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also quite famous f ...

40 km away. It is located at 32°20'0N 73°47'0E with an altitude of 197 metres (649 feet) and is part of Wazirabad Tehsil. Rasul Nagar is situated on

Pindi Bhattian Pindi Bhattian (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Pindi Bhattian Tehsil, Hafizabad District in Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is famous for being the birthplace of the 16th-century Punjabis, Pu ...

highway which is being upgraded to Express Way (E-3). A road link connects it with Alipur Chatha, the nearest town.

History

Rasool Nagar was the site of the

Battle of Ramnagar The Battle of Ramnagar (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Rumnuggur) was fought on 22 November 1848 between British East India Company and Sikh Empire forces during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. The British were led by Sir Hugh Gough, while ...

on 18 November 1848 during the

Second Anglo-Sikh War The Second Anglo-Sikh War was a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company which took place from 1848 to 1849. It resulted in the fall of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab region, Punjab and what sub ...

. By the 1900s Western Punjab was predominantly

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and supported the Muslim League and

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. Migration between

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and

was continuous before

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. After the

in August 1947, the minority

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s and

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s migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Western Punjab and across Pakistan. During

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Rasul Nagar became part of Wazirabad Tehsil, the population according to the 1901 census was 7,121.

Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, in the northwest Indian subcontinent, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. Born to Maha Singh, the leader of the Sukerchakia M ...

, the former ruler of Punjab, built his summer rest house (Bara-Dari) in a fruit garden on the easteren side of Rasul Nagar on the bank of Chenab river in 1831 while he was the ruler of Punjab. Rasool Nagar was a market hub at that time.

References

{{Reflist Wazirabad District Populated places in Wazirabad Tehsil Union councils of Wazirabad Tehsil