Khushab Tehsil
Khushab Tehsil
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Khushab Tehsil (
History
Khushab Tehsil was an agricultural region with forests during the
Hindu Shahi
kingdoms.
In 997 CE,
Punjab region
.
After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikh Empire invaded and occupied Khushab Tehsil. The Muslims faced restrictions during the Sikh rule. During the period of British rule, Khushab district increased in population and importance. During British rule, Khushab was a tehsil of the old Shahpur District, the tehsil at that time had an area of 2,536 square miles (6,570 km2). The population according to the 1901 census was 161,885 a rise of over 10,000 since 1891.[3]
The predominantly Muslim population supported
Muslim refugees from India
settled in the Khushab Tehsil.
Administration
Khushab tehsil is subdivided into 32
Union Councils:[2]
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References
- ^ "District and Tehsil Level Population Summary - Khushab Tehsil" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Khushāb Tahsīl – Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 298.