History of Bhakkar

 Bhakkar is the main city of Punjab, Pakistan.  It is located on the left bank of the river Indus. Its old name is Bikhar. Historically, Bhakkar is an old city. There are many traditions about its history. One school of thought says that the old name of Bhakkar was Sukkur.  According to some, it was named after a Baloch chief of Dera Ismail Khan. Ahmad Shah Abdali also stayed here.

 Bhakkar covers an area of ​​8153 sq km.  The average elevation is 159 meters (521.65 feet).

 According to the 2017 census, the total population of Bhakkar district is just over 1.6 million.

 The number of voters in this district is 711924 out of which 398581 are male voters and 313343 are female voters.  The number of polling stations in Bhakkar district is 617.

 It was settled by a Baloch chief, Bakho Khan.  This town is called Bhakko after the same name

 "Scattered" became famous. Later it was transformed from a town to a city by the passage of time.  And his name is Bhakkar. It is also said that in the family of Hot and Kandani Balochs there was a Baloch chief named Bakhu.  The name of the settlement settled by him was Bakhu.

 According to Munshi Charan Jait Lal, the foundation of Bhakkar was laid by a man named Bakhu. The Bhakkar is an ancient city. There were many old and ancient buildings here.

 Bhakkar is located at the confluence of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  Its capital is Bhakkar.  Popular cities include Bhakkar, Kalwar Kot, Mankira and Darya Khan.

  About three thousand years ago, when the Indus River began to erode and start flowing towards the west, it devoured all the cities, villages and settlements along the way. So the people living in these cities and settlements also dispersed.

   During the British rule, the town of Bhakkar was the headquarters of Bhakkar Tehsil, which was located on the northwestern railway line.  The role of the Baloch nation in the history of Bhakkar is remarkable.  The Baloch attacked Bhakkar from two directions.  The Baloch who attacked Bhakkar from Dera Ismail Khan on the Indus River are called Howat Baloch.  Apart from them, Rind Baloch, including Mamdani and Jaskani Baloch, attacked here from Ketch Makhan and Sibi Balochistan.  The Baloch family ruled here for a long time.  Fort Mankira was the headquarters and Bhakkar was a smaller fort than Mankira.  The Baloch dynasty ruled here until the eighteenth century.

   Most of the people's livelihood is agriculture which also depends on rainfall.  In the year when the rains are good, the crop is also good and the farmer earns a lot of profit and in the absence of rains the farmer is forced to relocate.  The crop is cultivated.

 Between the sixth and seventh centuries, the area west of the Indus River became insecure due to mountain looting. So people started living on the east bank of the Indus River.

   In the thousands of years old history of Bhakkar, this area is now turning green, but its original culture is declining and is disappearing from most of the areas.  There are sand dunes on every side.  Water and population are scarce.  Desert plants and animals are found.  The area between the two rivers is called the Indus Sea Doab.  The lifestyle of the people of Thal is very beautiful.  A canal drawn from the Indus River and the hard work of the people are slowly turning the land into an agricultural area.  Since it was flooded every year, perhaps the inhabitants of that time decided to relocate the city to the east bank of the river.  Here the shore was covered with high sand dunes and was protected from all kinds of floods.  Most of Bhakkar's population has been involved in wage labor and agriculture.

 On the banks of the river Indus is a famous historical heritage, the Charming Garden, which is famous for being the emperor.

 It was installed by Jahangir's daughter Meharul Nisa.  There are palm, mango and plum trees. Most of the palm trees

 Is more than 400 years old.

   One of the reasons for Bhakkar's fame was "Karna oil" but due to the change in social traditions, this oil is now less popular but forty or fifty years ago when people applied oil on their heads in their culture and daily habits.  This oil was very popular then and was sold all over India.  It was basically mustard oil which was cooked on the fire with the dried leaves of the flower called "Karna".  He used to massage with oil. In 1981, it was separated from Mianwali and given district status.

  Popular communities here include Abbasi, Ingra, Ansari, Arain, Awan, Baloch, Bhatti, Chadhar, Chhap, Chado, Chaudhry, Kamboh, Dhandla, Julahe, Rajput, Mughal, Gorcha, Khokhar, Damre, Bhansin, Akira, Chingz, Vathoi.  , زرگر,

 Jodh, Lodhre, Gujjar, Lodhi, Qureshi, Rana, Syed, Niazi Sial and finally Bhadwal.