My First V Log on My City Depalpur

Depalpur is a city in Okara District of Punjab that served as headquarters of Depalpur Tehsil. It is situated 25 kilometres from the district capital Okara on the bank of the Beas River in Bari Doab. The Tehsil is notable for being the site for several battles in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

Historic Background:

According to famous legend, Lal Jas Raj was the young son of Raja Dipa Chand, the founder of Dipalpur. He sank into the earth due to a curse by his stepmother Rani Dholran. Raja Dipa chand constructed this monastery in the memory of his son. Today, the chamber is dilapidated, the doors are jammed and a stairway is used for storage. The structure itself is crumbling.

In the past, Dipalpur was surrounded by a fortified wall, rising to the height of 25 feet and strength be a deep trench. When and by whom this wall was constructed is not known, but it was renovated, repaired during the rule of Firuz Shah Taghluaq and later by Abdur Rahim Khan-e-Khanan, who was the governor during the time of Akbar. Firoz Shah Taghluq constructed a grand mosque and places.

Wide and airy tunnels linked the royal residential quarters inside the fort to the adjoining gardens outside. In some places the location of the tunnels can be still defined.

Saints

Many Muslim saints have come to preach in this area. Hazrat Bahawal Haq commonly known as Bahwal Sher Qalandar came from Baghdad and settled in the village of Patharwali near Depalpur. The saint constructed a hujra(small living room) and a mosque outside the village. His grandson Hazrat Shah Muqeem continued his mission. The village came to be known as Hujra Shah Muqeem. This is the place mentioned in the famous Punjabi love story Mirza Sahebah, although there is no historical evidence that Sahiba came here and prayed that “The Street should desert when where my lover Mirza roams about”.

The Mughal Emperor Akbar, along with his son Saleem and royal entourage, stayed in Dipalpur when he came to pay homage to Hazrat Farid Ganj Shakar in 1578. Akbar named the corridor Bari Doab by combining the syllables of the names of the two rivers, Beas and Ravi, that bounded the area.

Baba Guru Nanak also stayed in Dipalpur for some time.

Muslim saint named Saayi Abdul Razaq stayed in Depalpur and alter on the started his volunteer activity for focal people and after his death he was buried in city. Now, his death place is known as Razaqia Darbar.

Language:

Punjabi is most spoken language in the region.

Casts:

Arain(Chaudhary, Maher, Duala etc ),Rao, Watto, Klasson, Bhatii, Joyia, Kharal Jutt etc. are the main casts in tehsil Depalpur.