Islam Garh
Sign in to saveSalamgarh (), officially Islamgarh (), is an old city and now a neighbourhood in Jalalpur Jattan, in Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated to the south of the old city of Jalalpur Jattan.
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Vinony files it under Archaeological sites in Punjab, Pakistan, Maurya Empire and Populated places in Gujrat District.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Pakistan
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- Gujrat District
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Salamgarh (), officially Islamgarh (), is an old city and now a neighbourhood in Jalalpur Jattan, in Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated to the south of the old city of Jalalpur Jattan.
== History == There exist remnants of a fort believed to be built by Chandragupta Maurya in 300 BC. The original name of the village could not be ascertained but the fort became famous as Islamgarh Fort with the passage of time. The fort of Islamgarh had remained under Aurangzeb Alamgir, Ahmed Shah Abdali, and Ranjit Singh and their forces.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Islam Garh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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