Kalanaur (1)
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Kalanaur (1)
Town in the District and tahsil of Gurdaspur, Pun- jab, situated in 32 degree o' N. and 75 degree 1o' E., 1 5 miles west of Gurdaspur town. Population (1901), 5,251. It was the chief place in the neighbourhood from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century, and was twice attacked by Jasrath Khokhar, once after his unsuccessful assault on Lahore in 1422, and again in 1428, when Malik Sikandar marched to relieve the place and defeated Jasrath on the Beas. It was here that Akbar received the news of his father's death. He promptly had himself installed on a takht or throne, still to be seen outside the town. Akbar had to retake Kalanaur from Sikandar Shah Sur in the following year, and resided here for several months. It was plundered by Banda, the Sikh leader, early in the eighteenth century. The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 5,100, and the expenditure Rs. 5,000, The income and expenditure in 1903-4 were Rs. 5,400, the receipts being chiefly from octroi. The municipality maintains a vernacular middle school and a dispensary.
