Fateh Jang Tehsil (Punjabi and Urdu: تحصیل فتح جنگ) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil), of Attock District in the Punjab province of Pakistan lying between 33°10′ and 33°45′ North, and 72°23′ and 73°1′ East. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 14 Union Councils.[1]
Fateh Jang
تحصیل فتح جنگ Fatehjang | |
|---|---|
  Fateh Jang Location in Punjab, Pakistan  Fateh Jang Fateh Jang (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 33°32′55″N 72°39′10″E / 33.5485°N 72.6528°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Attock |
| Union councils | 14 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 866 km2 (334 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
A notable Kharosthi inscription is located near the main town of Fateh Jang, which is also the headquarters of the tehsil.[2]
History
editUntil the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Fateh Jang was under British rule, the Imperial Gazetteer of India describes the Tahsil (tehsil) as follows:
"Fatahjang (Fatehjang), easternmost tahsil of Attock District, Punjab, with an area of 866 square miles. The population in 1901 was 114,849, compared with 113,041 in 1891. It contains 204 villages, of which Fatahjang (population, 4,825) is the headquarters. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to 1.9 lakhs. The tahsil is divided into three distinct parts. North of the Kala-Chitta is a small plain much cut up by ravines. South of the Khairi-Murat. (near Dhari village) is the fertile Sohan valley, while between the two ranges of hills lies a rough plain, narrow in the east and broadening towards the west"
.[3]
Languages
editInhabitants of Fateh Jang Tehsil speak Sohain dialect of Punjabi language, the name is derived from Sohan River.[4]
References
edit- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Attock - Government of Pakistan website Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Konow, Sten (1991). Kharoshṭhī Inscriptions: With the Exception of Those of Aśoka. Director General, Archaeological Survey of India. p. 21. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Fatahjang (Fateh Jang Tehsil)- Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 12, p. 74.
- ^ Masica, Colon P. (9 September 1993). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge University Press. p. 19. ISBN 0521299446.
