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- Sialkot was sacked during the Lodhi period by Malik Tazi Bhat of Kashmir, who attacked Sialkot after the governor of Punjab, Tatar Khan, had left the city undefended during one of his military campaigns.
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Sialkot is believed to be the successor city of Sagala, the capital of the Madra kingdom which was razed by Alexander the Great in 326 BCE. It was made capital of the Indo-Greek kingdom by Menander I in the 2nd century BCE — a time during which the city greatly prospered as a major center for trade and Buddhist thought. [11]
The first communal riots between Hindus/Sikhs and Muslims took place on 24 June 1946, [70] a day after the resolution calling for the establishment of Pakistan as a separate state. Sialkot remained peaceful for several months while communal riots had erupted in Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, and Rawalpindi. [70]
Sialkot is believed to be the site of ancient Sagala, a city razed by Alexander the Great in 326 BCE, and then made capital of the Indo-Greek kingdom by Menander I in the 2nd century BCE – a time during which the city greatly prospered as a major center for trade and Buddhist thought.
The city is believed to be the successor city to the ancient city of Sakala (also known as Sagala or Sangala) which was razed in 326 BCE by Macedonian emperor Sikander (Alexander).
Sialkot's historical roots can be traced back to ancient times, with archaeological evidence suggesting its existence as far back as 327 BCE during the invasion of Alexander the Great. Over the centuries, it has been a melting pot of various civilizations, including the Persian, Greek, and Mughal empires.
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great. Sagala was included in Alexander's campaign in ancient India. The Anabasis of Alexander, written by the Roman-Greek historian Arrian, recorded that Alexander the Great captured ancient Sialkot, recorded as Sagala, from the Cathaeans, who had entrenched themselves there. [14][15][16] The city had been home ...
It is said to have been founded by Raja Sāla, uncle of the Pāṇḍavas of the epic Mahābhārata, and refounded by Raja Sālivāhan in the time of Vikramāditya; it may be the site of ancient Śākala (Sagul), capital of the Indo-Greek Menander (Milinda) and Mihirakula the Hun (died 540 ce).
