History of Khushab
Khushab District is an important district located in Punjab,
Pakistan. Khushab town was the headquarters of the Shahpur District of
Punjab during the British rule.The town situated on the right bank of the Jhelum River .During that time it had an extensive trade, exporting cotton, wool, and Ghee to Multan and Sukkur; cotton cloth to Afghanistan and the Derajat; and wheat grown in the Salt Range, which was considered particularly suitable for export, principally to Karachi. The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 12,100, and the expenditure Rs. 11,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 11,500, chiefly from octroi ; and the expenditure was Rs. 11,000. The town had an Anglo-vernacular middle school, maintained by the municipality, and a Government dispensary.
According to the 1998 census, the population was 9,05,711 with 24.76% living in urban areas. The district consists of 3 tehsils: Khushab, Nurpur, and Quaidabad, as well as a sub-tehsil Noshehra.
The Battle of Khushab
took place on 7 February 1857 and was the largest single engagement
of the Anglo-Persian War. Having taken Brazjun (Boorasjoon) without a
fight, the British expeditionary army under Sir James Outram was in the
process of withdrawing to Bushehr when it was ambushed by a far larger
Persian force under Khanlar Mirza, drawn up in battle order to its rear.The distinguishing action of the battle was the charge of the 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry (now amalgamated into The Poona Horse) against an infantry square of the 1st Khusgai Regiment of Fars, in which two Victoria Crosses were won. The recipients were the
