Historically, Kasur is
one of the oldest cities of Pakistan. In ancient times, it was just
a small settlement with Katcha houses on the northern bank of the
older river Beas. According to an estimate Kasur was a big village
in 1 AD. In 553 Ad this was occupied by Khaweshgan. In 1020 AD,
Kasur was included in the territory of
Lahore, which was the capital of
the state under Raja Jaipal. When Emperor Baber captured the whole
of India in 1526AD, he gave this city to the Afghans as a token of
their service towards his victory. During the reign of Shah Jahan
and Aurangzeb, Kasur was glorified and every rich man constructed
his own palace in Kasur. In 1830 AD Maharaja Ranjeet Singh captured
Kasur and it was under Sikh role by the year 1847 when the British
took over control of India.
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