Salamgarh Explained

Official Name:	Islamgarh
Salamgarh
Map Alt:	Satellite view of Islamgarh
Pushpin Map:	Pakistan Punjab#Pakistan
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Salamgarh
Coordinates:	32.6303°N 74.2042°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Punjab
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Gujrat
Subdivision Type3:	City
Subdivision Name3:	Jalalpur Jattan
Area Code:	053
Area Code Type:	Calling code
Timezone1:	PKT
Utc Offset1:	+5

Salamgarh ({{nq|سلام گڑھ), officially Islamgarh (Urdu: {{URDU|اسلام گڑھ), is an old city and now a neighbourhood in Jalalpur Jattan. 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.^[1]

Notes and References

Web site: Miraj . Muhammad Hassan . 2012-09-10 . Seven long decades . 2021-09-23 . DAWN.COM . en . Somewhere, in this area, a town, much famous has existed since what looks like eternity. It has been for so long that nobody can really tell when the mint installed by Alexander passed to the Maurya Empire and when they started casting the one-eyed image of Maharaj Ranjit Singh on coins. The “Who, What, When and Where” questions about Jalaldin, Shakla Nagar and Kalachur, remain unanswered. The ruins of Islamgarh Fort, however, can be seen..