Rachna Doab

Rachna Doab رچنا دوآب
Natural region
A map of the Punjab region c. 1947 showing the different doabs
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Area
• Total	30,177 km2 (11,651 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	29,380,000
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5

Rachna Doab (Punjabi : رچنا دوآب) can be classified as one of the main regions of Punjab, Pakistan. ^[1] Punjab historically has been divided into regions based on its various rivers, since the name Punjab is based on its five main rivers. Rachna Doab is a Doab or tract of land in the Punjab region, encompassing all the area lying between the Ravi and Chenab Rivers, all the way from the Jammu Division till their confluence south of the town of Ahmadpur Sial in Punjab, Pakistan. It lies between 30° 35' and 32° 50' N. and 71° 50' and 75° 3' E. The name was given by the Mughal emperor Akbar, by combining the first syllables of the names of the two rivers.

History

Chattha State (1750 - 1797)

See also: Chattha State

The Chatthas under their leader Nur Muhammad Chattha declared independence from Mughal Empire in 1750 and formed the Chattha State. ^[2] After Pir Muhammad Chattha's death his son Ghulam Muhammad Chattha inherited the Chattha state and the hatred of Sukerchakias. The rivalry was passed down to Mahan Singh and Ghulam Muhammad Chattha. ^{[3] [4]}

Under his leadership the Chathas gained several successes over the Sikhs, ^[5] and it at one time looked as if the progress of the Sikh arms had been arrested and their dominion in the Doab annihilated. ^[3]

Chattha State was annexed when Jan muhammad Chattha was killed in a siege led by Ranjit Singh when the latter recovered the lost Chattha state with Afghan aid. ^[6]

Districts

Rachna doab covers Narowal District, Sialkot District, Jammu District, Kathua District, Samba district, Udhampur district, Gujranwala District, Hafizabad District, Sheikhupura District, Nankana Sahib District, Faisalabad District, Toba Tek Singh District, Chiniot District (excluding Lalian Tehsil) and Jhang District (excluding Athara Hazari Tehsil and Ahmedpur Sial Tehsil).

Major cities

Major cities of this Doab are:

• Narowal
• Sialkot
• Jammu
• Gujranwala
• Faisalabad
• Sheikhupura
• Narowal
• Toba Tek Singh
• Jhang
• Hafizabad and
• Wazirabad. ^[7]

See also

• Indus Sagar Doab
• Chaj Doab
• Bari Doab

References

1. Report on Land and Water Development in the Indus Plain. White House: Department of Interior Panel on Waterlogging and Salinity in West Pakistan. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1964. p. 26.
2. www.DiscoverSikhism.com. The Encyclopedia Of Sikhism - Volume I A-D.
4. Mirzā, Shafqat Tanvīr (1992). Resistance Themes in Punjabi Literature. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN   978-969-35-0101-8.
5. Griffin Lepel H. (1890). The Panjab Chiefs Vol-ii.
6. www.DiscoverSikhism.com. History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls.
7. Rechna Doāb - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 277.