Fatehgarh Chūriān, India

History

Prior to the 14th century, Fatehgarh Churian was an area dominated by the Bandesha Jatts. They are believed to have arrived in this region after they were uprooted by raids of Mohammad Ghazni and subsequent "forced Islamisation" in southern Punjab and Sindh regions. Bandesha were initially referred to as Ba-Desha(people from different Desh). Later the Jatts here converted to Islam under Sufi influence. Baba shri chand ji son sh Guru Nanak dev ji also visited this town. The town was earlier a village named Churianvala because it is believed that bangle traders used to sell their goods here.

During the 18th century, nearby 1745 the Kanhaiya Misl of Sandhu Jatts after destroying Muslim controlled areas, moved towards Amritsar, one section under leadership of Baghel Singh Sandhu and his son Haqiqat Singh Sandhu settled in Sohian village. After some time, they established a village Sangatpura to settle their armies. During this conquest, the local Hindus of Churianvala told the Kanhaiya Sardars about the misdeeds of Churianvala's Muslims towards them. Under the Flag of Khalsa, the Kanhaiya Sardars destroyed the Chrianvala settlement and made the wrongdoers pay for their sins. After the defeat, Muslim Bandeshas accepted Sikhism .

From the History section of Fatehgarh Churian on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.