Dulmial Explained

Dulmial
Settlement Type:Town
Native Name:دوالمیال
Pushpin Map:Pakistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chakwal District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:30,000 approx.
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5
Timezone Dst:+6
Coordinates:32.7333°N 72.9167°W
Postal Code Type:Pakistan Post
Postal Code:48330
Area Code:0543

Dulmial (Urdu: {{nq|دوالمیال) is a town and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. 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 World War I, the largest participation of any village in South Asia[1] nine died.[2] The village sent 732 soldiers to World War II.

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 World War I contributions; the award, chosen by a village representative, was transported from Jhelum 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".[2]

It was predominantly a Muslim village before the Partition Of India. After the Partition, it became part of Pakistan.[3]

After the creation of Pakistan, Dulmial provided five lieutenant-generals and 23 brigadiers along with many other junior officers to the Pakistan Army.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alpha Ceesay . Reclaiming Remembrance: 'I thought it was a white event' . BBC News . November 12, 2017 .
  2. Web site: Michael Noble . The Dulmial Gun . The Centre for Hidden Histories . September 26, 2014 . November 13, 2017 .
  3. News: The Pakistan village that sent all of its men to fight in WWI - and was nearly airbrushed out of history. 25 October 2018. Telegraph.