Mandi Bahauddin was declared as Sub-Divisional Head Quarters in 1962 and District Head Quarters on 1st July 1993.В It has three Tehsils, i.e. The economy of the District is predominantly agricultural. The District is irrigated mostly through Lower Jhelum Canal and partly through Upper Jhelum Canal.

The foundation of Mandi Bahauddin was laid in 1920 after the completion of old Rasul Head Works on river Jhelum (1898-1901). 51) originates from two sources,В Mandi was a prefix because it was a grain market and Bahauddin was a Soofi (Saint) whose mausoleum is in or near-by ancient Village named Pindi Bahauddin. 121 - A Tour of Mandi Bahauddin (Three Gurdwaras a.The name of the town Mandi Bahauddin (Chak No.123 - Shiwala Teja Singh Temple in Sialkot.From the unanimous remark of these authors that Poros was reinstated in his state and the territories conquered by Alexander in India were added to his dominion, it is also evident that the belligerents met together on a footing of equality before the issue of the battle could be precisely ascertained.' After the battle 'What is clear from these traditions is that Alexander and Poros made an honourable peace and became friends. Standing upon it, you can also discern the contours of the now discarded channel through which the river must have passed, providing a natural, semi-circular moat for the capital city. Foundation digging has yielded some artefacts and, if one stands upon it and stamps hard with one's foot, a hollow thud travels an amazingly long distance. The subdivision of the district, Phalia, recalls Bucephalus, the steed of the invader, and a massive mound near the village Lakhnewal, close to the town, is claimed by the villagers to have been the site of Poros' capital. Raja Poros ruled a substantial principality from his capital near the modern-day town of Manid Bahauddin in the district of Gujrat. Ambhi's logic was simple: he yielded tribute, saying that since there was enough revenue for two kings, there was no gain in fighting over it. Here he obtained the willingly surrender of Ambhi, the King of Taxila. Alexander crossed the mighty Indus in the Swat region and came upon Taxila. Alexander's journey was another manifestation of the innumerable ways in which Indus was already in contact with the peoples of western Iran. It is little wonder, therefore, that after young Alexander of Macedon had humbled Persia under Darius III in 331 BC, he was compelled by the renowned wealth of the Indus satrapy to venture towards this rich outpost of the Persian empire. While India largely remained at the food-gathering stage, the more advanced Indus valley gravitated once again towards the markets of the rich slav-owning societies of western Asia, Persia and Mesopotamia. In 513 BC, Darius I annexed Indus to the umpire of the Great Cyrus. The famous politician and a prominent lawyer Mr Aitzaz Ahsan, writes about the invasion of Alexander and his battle with Porus, in his book 'The Indus Saga and The Making of Pakistan' in the following words: A the time of the Greek invasion Indus had for some time been a part of the Achaemenid Empire of Iran, and thus a part of the central Asian politico-cultural system. This is a huge mound, spread over an area of at least 50 acres. Just 5 kilometers to the northeast of Mandi Bahauddin. It is known to be the likely place of the capital of Raja Porus. One of those is located beside Lakhne Wala, a village near Mandi Bahauddin.

Punjab as a whole has hundreds of mounds, which are sites of ancient cities and settlements that have not been explored or studied properly. Though some people believe that Mong, a village 5 kilometers north of Mandi Bahauddin is the place, where this battle was fought. But that city has not been discovered or located as yet. Alexander constructed a city, Nicaea, at the site of the battle. This battle was fought somewhere near the eastern banks of the river Jhelum, hence called Battle of Hydaspes (Greek name for Jhelum). After conquering the Gandhara region, Alexander entered the plains of Punjab, where Raja Porus was ready to give him a tough fight. At the time of the invasion of Alexander the Great, Jech Doab was ruled by Raja Porus. These Doabs since the dawn of civilization, have been centres of important cultural and political activities.

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