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The Pothohar Plateau (Punjabi: پوٹھوہار پٹھار, romanized: Pо̄ṭhoā̀r Paṭhār; Urdu: سطح مرتفع پوٹھوہار, romanized: Satāh Murtafā Pо̄ṭhohār), also spelled Pothwar, is a plateau in the Sind Sagar Doab of northern Punjab, Pakistan, located between the Indus and Jhelum rivers.
Tilla Jogian, second highest peak in the Pothohar plateau. The Pothohar Plateau is a plateau and historical sub-region in northern parts of the Punjab region, present-day Punjab, Pakistan. Ethnic Poharis are the native people of the area and are subdivided into many tribes and clans . [1]
Martyred while fighting against Timur for the Sake of Potohar Plateau Jasrat Khokhar: c. 1405 – 1442: Had capital at Sialkot [1] and Controlled Potohar & most of the Punjab and Captured Other states from Delhi Sultanate Jhanda Khan Ghakkar: unknown – c. 1493: Established city of Rawalpindi [2] Tatar Khan Ghakkar: unknown–1519: Made ...
The topography of Pakistan is divided into seven geographic areas: the northern highlands, the Indus River plain, the desert areas, the Pothohar Plateau, Balochistan Plateau, Salt Range, and the Sistan Basin. All the rivers of Pakistan, i.e. Sindh, Ravi River, Chenab River, Jhelum River, and Sutlej River, originate from the Himalayas mountain ...
15 October 1542 Umerkot, Pakistan: 11 February 1556 – 27 October 1605 (49 years 9 months 0 days) 27 October 1605 (aged 63) Agra, India: 4 : Jahangir جہانگیر: Nur Ud-Din Baig Muhammad khan Salim نورالدین بیگ محمد خان سلیم: 31 August 1569 Agra, India: 3 November 1605 – 28 October 1627 (21 years 11 months 23 days)
The Khewra Salt Mine (Urdu: کھیوڑہ نمک کان), also known as Mayo Salt Mine, is the world's second largest salt mine, located in Khewra, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] The mine is in the Salt Range of the Potohar plateau, which rises from the Indus plain of the Punjab.
However, Pothohar was under control of Malik Jasrat during this period, and he was probably its original builder. Jasrat is known to have constructed a series of other forts in the region. [ 3 ] The caravan itself may have been built atop a Ghaznavid -era fort that was established in 1036 CE.
Pakhral Rajputs are known to be warriors, hospitable and aggressive people. Pakhrals reside mainly in Pothohar Plateau including Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Upper Salt Range region, while some tribes are in Azad Kashmir, Indian-administered Kashmir, Punjab, Hazara and Dera Ismail Khan. Potohar area is famous as Pakhral Rajputs area.