Coordinates	41°52′55″N87°37′40″N
Official name	Tulamba|native_name = تلمبہ
Name	Tulamba
Coordinates type	region:PK_type:city
Coordinates display	inline,title
Pushpin map	Pakistan
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Coordinates region	PK
Subdivision type	Country
Subdivision name
Subdivision type1	Province
Subdivision name1	Punjab
Population as of	1998
Area code	58080
Area code type	Calling code
Timezone1	PST
Utc offset1	+5

Tulamba (Urdu: تلمبہ) or Tulambah is a small city in Punjab, Pakistan. A native of Tulamba is referred to as a Tulmabvi. It's situated on the eastern edge of the Ravi River, between the cities of Abdul Hakeem and Mian Channu. Earlier it belonged to the district of Multan, but in 1985 Tulamba was included in the newly born district of Khanewal. Tulamba's population is nearly 50,000. Spoken language is Rachnavi Punjabi (also called Jangli).

History

Tulamba is more than 2500 years old. People say that Tulamba was here even in the era of Noah. Tulamba faced many armies as it was in the way to famous Multan. The forces coming from North and West had to pass from Tulamba to go to Multan.

On digging, five eras are discovered. The first era belongs to Moi tribe. The remaining four belong to Greek, Sasani, Budh, Hindu and Muslim civilizations. From Aplodots Sir Megas to Muhammad Ghauri, the coins of several governments were found here.

When Alexander the great invaded the Indian sub-continent, he also came to Tulamba. At that time Tulamba was ruled by Moi people. They were very brave and courageous, that's why Alexander faced big difficulties here.

The ancestor of Mughals, Taimur-e-Lang also invaded Tulamba. At that time Tulamba was called Tulma.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji The First Sikh Master Came Here During his Udasi (Travels). Guru Har Rai The Seventh Sikh Master Sent a Masand (Preacher)to Preach Sikhism to the local People of this Area.

The history of Muslims begins with Muhammad bin Qasim when he came to Tulamba in his way to Multan. The place from where he passed is now called Qasim Bazar.

Sher Shah Suri built a Fort right in the center of the city, whose boundary wall and some parts of the building are still present. The Girls High School and the offices of Town Committee are present in the Fort.

The ruins of the older city are one kilometre from the current city. They are in a poor condition due to rain and negligence, but their bricks are still visible. When Dr. Sayyed Zahid Ali Wasti visited Tulamba in 1967, he saw the ruins spread over an area of several miles, including a walled fort and a very high tower, with a three thousand year old protective trench around the fort. He described the walls as beautifully plastered with mud and floors that were not solid, but most of his description is now outdated as the ruins have since been further destroyed.

About one kilometre from Tulamba is a village called Mouza Hussain Pur Ari Wala, which is only inhabited by Sahu families. In Mouza Hussain Pur Ari Wala; Mian Shah Muhammad Sahu was a great personality and a leading land owner of this area, and his son Mian Mohammad Ismail Sahu was also a great personality. In turn, his son, Mian Sasdar Kamal Sahu, has two sons Shah Nawaz Sahu and Mian Shahbaz Ali Sahu. They have their own Mango Farm near Talumba. The best known tribes of Tulamba are: Sahu, Khakh, Sanpal and Hiraj. Sahu are in Hussanpur ariwala (in which only Shau's live), Khakh family from Khakhnagar, Sanpal from Basti sanpal and Hiraj from Noorisohag (it is closed to Hussain Pur Ari Wala), Qureshi from Ghospur Dr. Amir Hussain from Sahu family belongs to Sahu family also belongs to tulamba.

Migrated Tribes from India. After partition of Sub continent, people from India came to Tulamba, Shorkot, Makhdoom Pur, Kassowal, almost all parts of Southern Punjab. These people who came from India mostly are Muslims and agricultural professionals, their languages are rohtiki or heryanvi. They are Rajpoots and have subcastes according to the clan and tribes system in the subcontinent; Taga, Sarohi, Chohan, Rajpoot, Mdahr, Tooretc. Taga families are in the majority in Tulamab. Also people from other casts; Chela,Hiraj Dogar, Mio Pathan(Khan,s) Blouch and clans migrated to Tulamba

History (continued...)

Tulamba is a historical place in Khanewal district. According to the district gazetteer of Multan, the present town appears to have been preceded by at least two previous sites, one of which was at the huge mound known as Mamu Sher, a mile or so to the southwest of the present town, and the other among the ruin which extends immediately to the west. According to some oral traditions, this was the place where Alexander had to face stiff resistance from the local people, and it was here that an arrow hit him which ultimately became the cause of his death on his way back to Athens.

The location on the east bank of the Ravi and the presence of ruins of a fort are a proof of the tradition. This place emerges in history many times. Many centuries later, it gave stiff resistance to Amir Temur while on his way to Delhi. According to his memoirs, he had halted here but was not welcomed by the local people for which they had to suffer at the hands of his commanders, Amir Shah Malik and Shaikh Mohammad who had slaughtered two thousand men who had taken refuge in the neighbouring jungles. Temur writes: "Amir and Shaikh slaughtered two thousands of these ill-fated Indians with their remorseless sabres, carrying off captives of their women and children." The city till 1947 was a stronghold of Brahmins who had resisted the invasion of Mahmood Ghaznavi. He plundered the city. For the fourth time, it was looted by Ahmad Shah Abdali in one of his incursions.

The city with such a glorious tradition of resistance against foreign invaders had produced a historian like Satya M. Roy who had to migrate to the Indian Punjab in 1947. She wrote a book on The Revolutionary Movements of the Punjab (1906–1946) which has been translated into Urdu by journalist Mahmood Zaman under the title, Punjab ki Inqalabi Tehreekein (published by Jamhoori Publications, Nila Gumbad, Lahore).

Geography and climate

Tulamba is situated on the eastern edge of river Ravi at the distance of 100Km from Multan. Its coordinates are following.

Longitude: 72°13'E

Latitude: 30°33'N

The climate of Tulamba is good. The summer season is very hot followed by a big series of rains. The winter season is very cool and often foggy. Overall the climate is good for living.

Culture, Lifestyle and Economy And Sports

Tulamba is a formal Punjabi city. Usual dress is Shalwar Qameez, Dhoti (Tehband) is also popular. Old people keep Pagri or Safa on their head. All the houses are built with solid bricks and concrete. Lifestyle is modern, the use of electric and electronic equipments is common.

Major works are Farming and Trading. Many people are serving in Government in Private sector.

Popular sports are football, cricket , hockey and Kabadddi.

Sites of interest

The Ruins are present on the edge of the city. The Sidhnai Canal and a point on the edge of river Ravi (called T) are also good for picnic.

Educational institutions

There is a Government Girls Higher Secondary School for girls and a Government Higher Secondary School for boys in Tulamba. A Government Women College is under construction. Two government middle schools and a primary school are there. About 20 private schools are also present. Mostly are English Medium and Islamic.The highly ranked English Medium school is Divisional Public Higher Secondary School Tulamba,Which is launched last year.First two positions in Primary level examination in year 2011 belong to this school.

The main educational institute that is located in tulamba is the Islamic Institute, a madrassa affiliated with raiwind known by the name of Madrassa Arabia Qadria Eidgah Tulamba which was established, almost 20 years ago, by the efforts of Molana Khalid of Kasur, on a place which was given by Molana Syed Niaz Ahmad Shah, a disciple of Abdul-Qadir Raipuri. This madrassa, unusually, invites people from different standards of life to study there. A lot of foreign students, from countries including USA, Nigeria , Kenya, Thailand, Iran, Dubai and Indonesia have completed there studies here.

Tulamba

Transport

Tulamba is linked with Multan and Lahore through N-5 National Highway which is on a 15 minutes drive from Tulamba.

There are two more ways to go to Multan, one is through Abdul Hakeem and other is through Makhdoom Pur and Kabirwala.

Facilities and problems

Tulamba is rapidly becoming a developed city. The facilities of Fresh Water, Electricity, GAS, Telephone and Internet are easily available.

There is need for a Boys College and well educated faculty for women College due to rapid increase in population

Crops, fruits and land ownership

The land of Tulamba is suitable for every crop. Crops include wheat, cotton, sugar cane and vegetables. Fruits include Mango, Orange, etc.

There is no feudal system in Tulamba. People are free to have as much land as they want. Some people work themselves on their lands, others have workers employed to work on their lands. Near the tulamba there is a big Mango fruit farm of Mian Safdar Kamal sahu called Sahu Fruit Farm. That is very big farm it contains mangoes of different kinds and Qualities.

Around Tulamba crop land is very fertile especially in Kalupitra situated 8 km from Tulamba to the west. Here average yield of crops is very good. 3120 Kg of rice yield per acre has been recorded last year. Main crops are rice, wheat, corn, sugar cane, cotton including vegetables such as tomato, carrot, potato, radish, cabbage, onion, bringal, okra, etc. People of Kalupitra are very hard working. They are very fond of agrifarming. Cattle farming is also very popular. Here a very good variety of buffaloes and cows is found with very good production of milk.

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