Hell & Heaven on the Banks of Chenab River I Chiniot I Alexander's Pass & City of Rani Chandan

#chiniot #chinioti #chiniotfurnituremarket Hell & Heaven on the Banks of Chenab River I Chiniot I Alexander's Pass & City of Rani Chandan Special Thanks: Faisal Jabbar, Media Journalist, Chiniot Music: Binu Kumar, Kerala, India ‪@SoundSFX‬ (Under License) For Support: Buy Me a Coffee buymeacoffee.com/gilanilogs Syed Zulfiqar Arshad Gilani Easy Paisa: 0321 875 5750 IBAN: PK22TMFB0000000091196140 Standard Chartered Bank A/C 01714038001 Swift Code: SCBLPKKXXXX IBAN: PK36SCBL0000001714038001 Bank Alfalah A/C 5501 5000422906 Swift Code: ALFHPKKAXXX IBAN: PK06ALFH5501005000422906 #historicalplaces #heritagepakistan #pakistanhistory #pakistantourism #historyofpakistan #pakistanheritage #pakistan #pakistani #punjab #faisalabad Chiniot is a city and the administrative headquarters of Chiniot District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the bank of the river Chenab, it is the 28th most populous city in Pakistan. Chiniot is known for its intricate wooden furniture, architecture, and mosques. The Shahi Mosque, Omar Hayat Haveli, Laxmi Narayan temple and the shrines of Shah Burhan and Saeen Sukh are some of the notable specimen of Chinioti architecture in the town. The origins of Chiniot are obscure, and historical records accurately detailing its founding unavailable. According to some accounts, the city was founded by an ancient king's daughter named Chandan, who while on a hunting expedition, was charmed by the surrounding area, and ordered the construction of the settlement of Chandaniot, alternatively spelt Chandniot, which was named in her honor. The name Chiniot, a contracted version of the original name, eventually gained favor, though the older name had been used up until at least the 1860s. During Mughal rule, Chiniot was governed as part of the subah, or province, of Lahore. The city reached its zenith during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, under his governor of Punjab, Wazir Khan and his Grand Vizier, Sadullah Khan, who commissioned the Chiniot's Shahi Mosque. Chiniot's artisans were renowned for their skill during the Mughal era, and were employed in the decoration of the Taj Mahal, and Lahore's Wazir Khan Mosque. Following the collapse of Mughal authority after the death of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707, the local Sial dynasty under the rule of Walidad Khan was officially granted governorship of the area on account of Khan's loyalty to the Delhi throne. Though nominally a part of the declining Mughal realm, Walidad Khan forged a largely independent state in western Punjab that controlled the region between Mankera and Kamalia. The Sial state around Chiniot was encroached upon by Sikh chieftains in the north, and by Multani chiefs in the south, before coming under the control of the Bhangi Misl Sikhs by 1765. The Sikhs imposed an annual tribute on the Sial chief, Inayatullah Khan, which he ceased paying in 1778 before also capturing Chiniot. He died in 1787, though the city had reverted to Bhangi Sikh rule before his death. The city suffered during the Sikh Misl states period in which the city region's Bhangis battled the Sukerchakia Misl. Chiniot was captured by Ranjit Singh in 1803, and thereafter became part of the Sikh Empire. The city was invested in Sial chief Ahmad Khan, who promised to pay tribute to Ranjit Singh's kingdom. Khan stopped paying tribute, and briefly seized full control of the region in 1808, but was decisively defeated by Ranjit Singh's forces in 1810. The city came under British rule by 1849, and the city was constituted as a municipality in 1862. During the British period, a vast network of canals was laid to irrigate Punjab, resulting in the creation of many new "canal colonies" around Chiniot. Chiniot's famous Omar Hayat Mahal was built between 1923 and 1935 for a businessman who made his fortune in Calcutta. Follow us on: Facebook:   / gilanilogs   Twitter:   / gilanilogs   Instagram:   / zulfiqargil.  . WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBl...