Our History

          History is the study of past events of human affairs regarding the specific country, province or district. It is demographic study of the district. The district Jhang has its own color of ingredient of religion, culture, habits, languages and social contacts. One still finds the images of these instincts in the culture of the District. History of Jhang unfold itself as follow:

 

ANCIENT HISTORY

          The early history of Jhang district is greatly circumscribed by the fact that, in the nearest past, the now inhabited villages of the Chenab and Jehlum rivers were subject to continual inundations in which conditions settled habitations were impossible. In that period the Bar areas were probably inhabited and cultivated portion of the country. Considerable interest attaches to the early history of this district, from the identification, now placed beyond a doubt, of the ruins upon a small rocky hill, near the border of the district towards Gujranwala, with the Sakala of the Brahmans, the Sagal of Buddhism, and the sangla are of the Alexander, historians. The identity of the three places had long ago been recognized, but the position has been only recently determined. Fortunately for the cause of history, the place was visited, in A.D. 630, by the Chinese pilgrim Hwen Thsang. Both Arrian and curtius apparently place Sangala to the east of the Ravi, but the itinerary of Hwen Thsang shows that it was to the west of that river, as nearly as possible in the position of the small hill known in modern times as Sanglawala Tibba. The numerous Thehs, of mounds which indicate the sites of former towns and villages in the Bars, were indication of the presence of considerable population and the frequent Nullahs, some of which have very appearance of being artificial pointed to a high state of development of agriculture. The mounds, of which the principal is that at Shorkot, are dotted about the higher lands of the southern portion of the district and again occur in the Vichan, which suffers from flood both form the Chenab and Jehlum, but in the north owing to the higher level of the country above the river, such precautions against flood were unnecessary and no mounds are found.

 

INVASION OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT

          In 325 B.C, Alexander the Great reached Punjab via Kabal route. After having settlements with Raja Ambhi, the King of Texila , Alexander accompanied by Raja  Ambhi alongwith Raja Ssoldiers, started large scale preparation to meet with the army of Purava (Raja Porus) and his other  ally Rajas/Chiefs. After  defeated King Porus       at the Battle of the Hydaspes near Mong, Punjab, The Alexander the Great divided his army into two parts. First one proceeded and reached Chiniot via Sheikhupura, Sandalbar, Sangla. Second one entered Rive Jhelum and reached Trimmu Gate. First one also reached Trimmu Gate after crossing Rive Chenab through boats. Alexander defeated Gila Burhman Garh and Gila Shorkot. It is quit clear that Alexander;s army encamped here in Jhang and stayed some time to make preparation to proceed a-head, Several local tribes like Vains, Longs, Nauls and Noons are described to be the descendants of the Alexander army men, who permanently settled here after the departure of Alexander. For next some centuries, with some minor changes, Jhang area remained under the rule of Chach family Rajas. Rai Chach (631-A.D) was the founder of Chach family when Raja Haresh, Raja Rai Chandara, Raja Chach-ll and Raja Chandara-ll were well known rajas of this family. Much reputed character of Sindh history, Raja Daher is said to be a member of this family, and was the brother's son of Raja Chandara-ll. At the end of White-Huns period of our history, Jhang area and Punjab witnessed the establishment of the powerful and extensive Hindushahi kingdom which ruled the area till the arrival of the Muslims.

 

ARRIVAL OF MUHAMMAD BIN QASIM TO THE RISE OF SIALS

Hajjaj bin Yousuf was the Governor of Makka. On the appeal of a young Muslim lady, sent his nephew Muhamamd Bin Qasim to conquer Sindh. Muhammad Bin Qasim reached Sindh and conquered whole Sindh, then Multan also. Muhmmad Bin Qasim made it his headquarter. After conquering Multan and all all its neighboring cities/towns, Muhammad Bin Qasim reached Sibipur (Shorkot) and thus area came first under Umayyad’s Rule.

A group of historians is of the opinion that after successful campaign of Sibipur, Muhanunad Bin Qasim returned Multan appointing his Governor at Sibipur. But another strong group historians is of the view that Muhammad bin Qasim continued his military campaign and preaching mission till the conquest of Chiniot, where he had defeated last Chuch ruler of that time. Muhammad Bin Qasim had, however divided his first Muslim State in Indo-pak subcontinent, which had spread over a vast area from Sindh to Chiniot into five provinces that are Rohri, Multan, Sibipur, Kot Karor, and Chiniot and appointed his Muslim Governor for province. Hazrat Jalal-ul-Din M MohiDood Ghazi was the Governor of Province of Sibipur(Shorkot). In the period of Abbasid Caliphate, Jhang was also included in the territory before the attack of Ameer Subukrigin.

According to "Babar's Mentoirs" Farishta, and Al Beruni, and other historians, the boundaries of Chiniot Province, during Ghaznavids period, were extended up to Bhera, Pindi Bhattian, Khushab. Jhang Trimmu Gate and Shorkot also attached with it, after the second attack of Sultan Mahmood to Punjab. Chasing Anandpal, the son of Jaipal. Sultan Mahmood crossed Trimmu Ghat during his second attack his route to Kashmir. Near Trimmu Ghat Mohmood's able General and a spiritual personality Makhdoom Taj- ud-Din, having the Title of Atharan Hazari, fell ill and died. Who was buried there and his Mazar is town of Atharan Hazari, built by Sultan Masud, a son and successor of Sultan Mohmud. Afterword, With the fall of Ghazavids rule, Khokhar Rajput Tribes also ruled to the Jhang and who hold vast area from Bhera to Shorkot. In some 1206 A.D, Muhammad Ghuri, marched towards Shorkot, Khushab, Bhera and Jhang to teach a lesson to the Khokhars who raised rebellion against him and have agreement with Ismaili Governor of Multan. Ghuri had appointed his own governor of Multan, adding all Khokhar terrirotirs into it and Jhang was handed over to a Nauls Chief, Todar Khan Naul. The Rule of Naul Tribe on Jhang continued for two and a half century, from 1206 to 1460 A.D. Kabir Khan was well know ruler of this tribe who had enjoyed a special position in Razia Sultana’s court and late on appointed Governor of Multan also.

 

THE RISE OF SIALS

The history of Jhang is the history of Sials. The first tangible fact concerning the history of Sials, with whom the district Jhang have been for generations identified, are gained from Mughol Emperor Zahir-ud-Din Babour's Memoirs, E.B Steedman's reports about Jhang, Maulvi Nur Muhanunad Chela's "History of Sials" and Mr. Griffin's "Punjab Chiefs".

The Sials descended from Rai Shankar, a Panwar Rajpur. A branch of Panwar Rajputs has previously emigrated from their native country to Jaunpur, and it was there that Rai Shankar was born. There are two different traditions about this most powerful tribe of this land; one Sial tradition is that Rai Shankar had three sons, Sew, Teu and Gheu, from whom have descended the Sials, of Jhang, from Teu the Tiwanas of Shahpur and froln Gheu the Ghebas of Pindi Gheb. Raja Sew, the Raja of Panipat and Karaal, was expelled from his country by his two brothers Teu and Gheu who took refuge with Hazrat Baba Faridlid-Din of Pak'patton. The second story has it that Rai Sial was the only son of Rai Shankar and the ancestors of the Tiwanås and Ghebas were only Collateral relative of Shankar and Rai Sial. On the death of Rai Shankar a great dissensions arose among the members of the family, and Rai Sial had left his adopted city to the Punjab during the reign of Ala-ud-Din Ghori, the emperer of the subcontinent. During his wandering. Rai Sial came to Ajodhan (Pakpattan) and by renouncing the religion of his ancestors, he embraced Islam on the hands of Hazrat Baba Farid-ud-Din Massud Shakarganj. Hazrat Baba Farid blessed Rai sial prophesied that his son's seed should reign over Jhang District. Hazrat Baba Farid took Rai Sial with him and reached Trimmu Ghat near Jhang where he was Warmly welcomed by Bhai Khan Maken, the then ruler of Amwani State (present Haiderabad near Sial Sharif on Sargodha road) Hazrat Baba Farid asked Bahi Khan Mekan to marry his daughter Sohang to Rai Sial. Bhai Khanwas the murrid of Hazrat Baba Sahib who at once accepted the order and thus Rai Sial was married with Sohang. Bhai Khan has granted a Jagir to Rai Sial and his fatnily on the bank of river Jhelunm. Gradually their state expanded and as their first Settlement in Jhang District the Sials occupied the tracts lying between Mankera in the Thal and the river Jhelum east and west and from khushab on the north upto Garhmaharaja. Mankera is said to be founded by manik Khan Sial, the sixth in descendant from Rai Sial, in some 1380-AD. Rai Sial has said to have built a fort at Sialkot( a village near Shorkot, not the Sialkot District) where he was telnporary stayed during his wandering period. Later he settled down on the Right Bank of river Jhelum in his father in laws granted Jagir in Kachhi area. Rai Sial and his sons adopted agriculture and cattle grazing as profession and with hard working brought a vast unculturable land under plough. Rai Sial had three sons Mahni, Bharmi and Kohli, and from his 3 sons are descended a number of branches.

 

The Rule of Mal Khan Sial: (1462-1503)

          From Rai Sial, 1 245 A.D upto the Chuchak Sial and his able nephew Rai Mal Khan Sial 1460 A.D, the Sials of Jhang and were not of sufficient importance to be mentioned. But Mal Khan, 9th in descent from Rai Sial, who refunded Jhang on the bank of river Chenab in 1462 had raised the status of this tribe to a high point. At that time the throne of Dehli was occupied by the Lodhis and this region was included in the Governorship of Chiniot but Sials paid in their revenue through the Nauls, who were the dominant tribe of Jhang. Mal Khan after the foundation of Jhang, visited Governor and succeeded in obtaining the farms of the Jhang revenue. Some historians are of the view that he met with the Governor at Chiniot. Mal Khan died in 1503

 

Dawalat Khan Sial's Rule: (1503 To 1551)

Mal Khan, who was killed in the battle field in Thal area while repelling a Baloch raid, was succeeded by his elder son Dawlat Khan. But was not too able to continue his rule. During his rule several Kachhi areas were snatched by Balochs who established their rule over a vast area after defeating and dislodging Sials.

 

Ghazi Khan Sial's (1522 To 1607)

Dawlat Khan had two sons Makta Khan and Ghazi Khan. The Chieftainship was descended to Ghazi Khan, whose first act was to revenge his father's death and inflict severe punishment on the Baloches. Ghazi Khan is said to be the first Sial ruler who established a standing army and built several forts in his state. The next Sial rulers, Jalal Khan son of Ghazi Khan, Pahar Khan, the founder of town Pahar-pur , Rashid Khan the founder of Rashid Pur town near Atharan Hazari, Feroz Khan, Kabir Khan Jahan Khan, Ghazi Khan Il, Sultan Khan, Lal Khan, Maharam Khan were ruled Jhang one after the other. Pahar Khan treacherously slew his uncle Jalal Khan While on a visit to him made with object of effecting a reconciliation, but failed in usurping the state. Rashid Khan, the son of Jalal Khan, abdicated favour of his son Firoz Khan, who accompanied by his brother Kabir Khan attacked Paharpur fort to revenge the murder of their grandfather and all the descendants of Pahar Khan, who were taken, put to sword and those whoescaped, founded the fort of Gilmala, some 25 kilometers from Jhang to its south-west. Next ruler Jahan Khan's sons were superseded and their cousin Ghazi Khan Il, succeeded in obtaining the Chieftainship but soon abdicated in favour of his son Sultan Mohmun Khan, as he lost his eyesight. Sultan Mahmud was issueless and was, there for, succeeded by his brother Lal Khan. But Lal Khan too died childless and was succeeded by his brother Mahram Khan was shot dead by a herdsman by mistake for a robber and was succeeded by his able son Walidad Khan.

 

Rule of Walidad Khan Sial: (1717-1747)

Walidad Khan was the most able chieftain that ever ruled the Sials. His talent for civil administration was only equalled by his skill and success as a military commander. Under his rule, a rude people first time learnt what justice was; severe punishments and regorous enforcement of law, put a stop to crime; a moderated assessment of land revenue resulted in an extension of cultivation and construction of a number of well, while the kingdom of Sials advanced to the limits that it knew before and have never reached since boundaries of Sial state were narrow when Walidad Khan took over the charge; with in a few kilometers of the Jhang Fort ( in Jhang city ) to the north lay lands that acknouledged the Sway of Mahni Chief of Khiwa, southword another more powerful chief of Nithrana Sial, with his headquarter at Mirak Sial, some 35 kilometers froml Jhang, on Jhang Shorkot road, from over the country from Shorkot to within only some 19 kilometers of Jhang. In the vichan the independent Chief of Masson, a Sahibana Sial, whose territory marched with that of the Bhiro Khokhars to the north and with the town of Shah Jewna, aubject to Shed Latif Shah, on the north-east. Beyond the Syeds, came the state of Kalowal, ruled by Rehans. Across the Chenab, Rashidpur the seat of the Sials, sprung from the same stock as Walidad Khan. Eastwords the sovereignty of the Bar was disputed by the Kharals, represented by Kamalia Chiefl. All these chiefs were independent of Jhang Sials and paid their revenue or tribute direct to the Governor of Chiniot and Multan.

Walidad Khan first obtained right to collect revenue of all above mentioned states from Lahore Governor and then intentionally delayed payment, and contribed to have hints conveyed to all the chiefs not to pay dues as Dehli Empire was too weak to enforce the collection of dues. All his rival chiefs fell into the snare and refused payment but Walidad Khan himself paid all his own dues and also made offer to pay up the revenue of all the chiefs, if their countries were made over to him. His offer was accepted and all the states emerged into a larger Sial State. The Governorship of  Chiniot Province was next bestowed upon the loyal and fortunate Sial Chief. Walidad Khan's supermacy was then acknowledged Over the whole of Jhang District, as present District of Faisalabad, Toba Singh, Khanewal were included in Jhang country and now its boundaries extended to Sangla Hills, Sargodha, Multan Sahiwal and Gujranwala. Walidad Khan died in 1747 at Sodra, near Wazirabad while attendence on Maharaja Kaura Mal, the governor of Multan. Sial state during Walidad Khan reign was spread over an area of 6007 square miles with a population of about four lac souls.

 

Inayatullah Khan Sial's Rule: (From 1747 To 1787)

          Walidad Khan was succeeded by his nephew and son in Law Inayatullah Khan, who like Walidad Khan was an able and good ruler. He is said to have fought and won 22 battles. His 40 years rule is full of adventures and turbulences; as amid encroachments of the Bhangi Sardars from the north, inroads from Multan on the south,successive raids by the plundering free looters that accompanied Ahmad Shah Abdalis invasions, , attacks by the Balochs and Tiwanas and disunion and dissensions among the Sial themselves, it was no easy matter to steer ship of Sial rule safely. UJnder such circumstances a quarrel took place with his brother in-law Shahadat Khan but was defeated and slain near Sultanpur. He however defeated all his rivals one by one and in about 1760. Hari Singh Bhangi ravaged Jhang, when Inayatullah was in Uch fort and imposed a tribute but in 1 778, Inayatullah ceased to pay tribute and recaptured Chiniot, but Chiniot again fallen into the hands of Bhangi Sardars before his death, in 1787 A.D.

 

Ahmad Khan, The Last of The Sial Khans:

Inayatullah Khan's successors Sultan Mohmud, Sahib Khan and Kabir Khan etc. proved to be the unable and inefficient to defend the state. Eventually the Kabir Khan abdicated in favour of his son Ahmad Khan in some 1801. But only 7 months after the accession of Ahmad Khan, Ranjit Singh laid siege to and took Chiniot. After making himself master of Chiniot, Ranjit Singh turned towards Jhang but Ahmad Khan brought him off by agreeing to pay Rs. 70000 a year and a mare. But Ranjit Singh again raided Jhang in 1805- 6 , and after some hard fighting the town and fort was captured and Ahmed Khan fled to Multan where he found an asylum with Nawab Muzaffar Khan. Next year Ahmed Khan, with the help of Patan force, given him by Nawab Muzafar Khan made an effort to recover the Kingdom. He captured Shorkot and soon advanced on the capital but defeated by Fateh Singh. He took refuge in Uch fort But Fateh Singh  restored the portion that Ahmad Khan held on payment of Rs. 70,000. In 1810 when Ranjit Singh returning from Multan, took Ahmed Khan to Lahore and threw into confinement but was released and granted a Jagir of Rs. 1200 at Mirowal in Multan the Administrator District. Ahmad Khan died in 1820 on his way back from Multan at Ali Khan- and was buried at Jhang.

Inayat Khan was succeeded to his father Ahmd Khan's Jagir and allowance, but was killed in 1838 near Rasulpur fighting on the side of Diwan Sawn Mal against Raja Ghulab Singh. Ismail Khan, the younger brother of Inayat Khan went to Lahore, on the death of his brother in the hope of obtaining the grant of succession to his brother's Jagir, but owing to the Machinations of Ghulab Singh, the Jagir was confiscated, and all that he got was an allowance of Rs.100 a mouth. He. stayed at Lahore for 5 years and when his pension was discontinued, he returned to J hang, and lived here in great proverty on an allowance of Rs. 2 or 3 a day granted hm by Diwan Swan Mal until the Multan rebellion and the annexation of Punjab.

 

JHANG UNDER THE SIKH POWER

The Sikh power has arisen in the north of Punjab and Karam Singh Dadu, a chief of Bhangi confederacy, had conquered Chiniot province of Sial State. From here, Ranjit Singh marched on to Jhang, but was bought off by Ahmad Khan, the last of Sial chieftains, on promise of an yearly tribute amounting to Rs.70,000 and a mare. Three years later, however Ranjit Singh again invaded Jhang with a larger army and took the fort after a desperate resistance from Sials. Ahrned Khan fled to Multan and the Sikh Maharaja gave the territories of Jhang to Sardar Fateh Singh.

Shortly afterwards Ahmad Khan Sial returned with a large force provided to him by Mazaffar Khan, the Nawab of Multan and after a fierce fighting succeeded in regaining a large part of his previous domination. Rajit Singh, who found himself too busy elsewhere and was not in position at that time to attack Jhang and pay proper attention to control the campaign, unwillingly allowed Ahmad Khan Sial to retain on payment of the former tribute. Ranjit Singh was also planning to attack Multan but after his unsuccessful attempt on Multan in 1810. Ranjit Singh, on his way back to Lahore took Ahmed Khan with him as a prisoner as he suspected him of favourting his enemy, Muzaffar Khan, the Nawab of Multan. Maharaja after words bestowed on him a Jagir. Later that Jagir was descended to his son Inayat Khan. On the death of Inayat Khan his brother Ismail Khan endeavoured to obtain succession of that Jagir but failed because of the opposition of Gulab Singh.

Ranjit Singh has taken Lahore in 1799 and gained control over almost the whole Punjab, including the Jhang District. The Muslim majority of the whole Punjab and of Jhang area as well, had tough time under the Sikh rule of some 48 years.

 

JHANG UNDER BRITISH RULE

          The British at the middle of 19th century A.D has conquered whole Punjab and eventually included Jhang area in its Colonial rule in 1848, by defeating Mal Raj, the Sikh Governor of that time. Officers from East India Company’s services were selected to carry out summary settlement of the land revenue. The Jhang district with the exception of the Garh Maharaja and Ahmedpur Illaqas had been occupied in 1846 by the British Darbar during the contest between the Lahore government and Mal Raj and when peace was made, it was retained, although it had previously formed portion of  the Multan province, and been held by Sawan Mal. Upon annexation of the Punjab in 1849 the whole of the district of Jhang passed under British sovereignty. On annexation, the old fiscal division of the Sikhs was retained within the Tehsil boundary. There were then three Tehsils namely, Jhang, Chiniot and Qadirpur, subsequent changes of boundary took place and Qadirpur Tehsil was given up and that of Shorkot constituted in 1861. The division of the district into four Tehsils of Chiniot, Jhang, Shorkot and Ahmad Pur Sial dates from this period and after independence this division had been maintained up till 01-07-2009. No important event took place and Qadirpur till 1947 when partition of sub-continent took place. Previously, the district was included in Multan division and afterwards in Sargodha division but now it has been affiliated with the Faisalabad division. Tehsil Athara Hazari has recently been notified on 01-07-2010.

 

THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT

          Like other punjabis, Jhang and its freedom-loving people have played a heroic role at each and every step in that long struggle of freedom movements and hundred of freedom fighters scarified their lives for the noble cause against British rule. Their name are still shinning like jewals on the pages of Jhang history. Among those local Freedom Fighters who made prideworthy struggle against t he Sikh Rule and then against the Colonial Rulers and sacrificed their lives, property are numerous but Hafiz Ghulam Hasson, Diwan Mul Raj, Ata Muhammad Nikkokara, Jalal-ud-Din, Nawab Ahmad Khan Kharal, Moulana Nur Ahamd, Pir Ahamd Gilani, Subedar Raja Nahir Khan, Moulana Muhammad Zakir, Mehram Khan, Lala devraj sethi are the prominent personalities regarding Freedom of Movement.

 

THE PAKISTAN MOVEMENT

          No doubt real Heros of freedom struggle and Pakistan are those millions men and women who were forced to left their ancestral homes and sacrifice their parents, wives, sisters, children, brothers and their own lives for the sacred cause of freedom and getting a separate Independent Islamic State. Number of great names of zealot workers of this land of two rivers, who had played a remarkable role in not only long freedom struggle, but Pakistan Movement, are alive in the history pages and in the hearts of the people also, a few of those hundreds of Pakistan Movement workers, are being mentioned below:
Sher Muhammad Khan Sheikh Muhammad Saeed
Nawabzada Iftekhar Ahamd Ansari Merh Ghulam Farid Kaplana Sial
Mehr Shoukat Hayat Kaplana Hafiz Khuda Bakhsh saghir Chinioti
Moulana Nazir Majeedi Mian Bukhsh Kaizar Tammimi
Dr Aziz Ali Aziz Muhammd Arif Khan Rajbana
Syed Col Abid Hussain Major Mubarak Ali Shah
Muhammad Amin Moulana Muhammad Zakir

Timeline/Period

The list of changes taken place in the district from time to time is given below:

  • 1206: Naula rule was established on Jhang
  • 1460: Sial rule was established when Mal Khan Sial conquered Jhang by defeating the Nauls
  • 1818: With the conquest of Multan, Jhang was included in the Sikh rule
  • 1848: The Sikhs were defeated and Jhang had gone under the control of the colonial rulers
  • 1849: Jhang district was annexed
  • 1851: The greater part of Ravi riverine villages were transferred to Multan
  • 1854: The Faruka Taluka, north of Kot Isa Shah of Jhang Tehsil, was transferred to then District Shahpur (Sargodha)
  • 1856: The first settlement in the district was carried out. Land Revenue Assessment was also done along with the determination of proprietary rights, during the same period. But the most recent settlement took place in 1924-25 by the British Govt. in which new land revenue was also assessed
  • 1861: At early days of this year the Kalowal villages, west of the Chenab in Chiniot Tehsil were received from Shahpur District while the Garh Maharaja areas were taken over from Muzaffargarh but Tehsils of Kalwal and Qadirpur were given up and that of Shorkot constituted. The division of district into the three tehsils of Chiniot Jhang and Shorkot, dates from this period
  • 1886: Thirteen rakhs of Chiniot Tehsil were transferred to the Gujranwala District and placed under the forest department
  • 1890: Boundaries of Jhang were re-limited, according to which Layyah was excluded from Jhang and attached to Muzaffargarh district, Similarly Hyderabad of Jhang was included to Mianwali, Pindi Bhattian added to Gujranwala when Sahiwal was notified as a separate district under the name of Mantgomary
  • 1886: Lyallpur Tehsil was established as a tehsil of Jhang District, after the colonization of the Chenab Colony portion
  • 1899: The whole of the colonized Chenab Colony of Montgomery (Sahiwal) District was added to the Lyallpur Tehsil of Jhang District
  • 1900: Toba Tek Singh and Samundri Tehsils were created, and 34 villages of the Lyallpur Tehsil were included in Chiniot
  • 1904: Lyallpur was notified as a separate District. A small adjustment was made between Jhang and Toba Tek Singh tehsils by which the first absorbed 9 additional colony villages. In this year a whole of the portion of Kirana Bar, which had hitherto been included in Chiniot Tehsil, was transferred to the Shahpur District
  • 1907: The Jhang Tehsil portion known as jungle Subhaga, comprising 18 colony villages, was transferred to Sargodha (Shahpur) District in order to bring the whole of the Jehlum colony village within one district. That portion of the Sandal-bar colony, which in the main had been allotted to Janglis and to Jhang-Hitharis (the portion of the Jhang branch of the Chenab colony) was detached from the colony and became a part of the Jhang District.
  • 1913: Thirty two villages of Toba Tek Singh Tehsil, were transferred to Jhang District and added to Shorkot Tehsil
  • 1917: Chak No.634, in which Shorkot Road Railway Station is situated, was transferred from the Faisalabad District and was attached to Shorkot Tehsil of Jhang district
  • 1948: After independence, the same/subdivisions of the district, Chiniot, Jhang and Shorkot were maintained, but the emergence of a new town, namely “Chenab Nagar” (the centre of Non-Muslim Qadiani Community) on the map of Jhang District, was the only change since then
  • 2009: Chiniot was notified as a separate district
  • 2010: Tehsil Athara Hazari was formed