As the fire continued to spread through Lal Chowk, a number of locals attempted to escape the flames by fleeing across the Jhelum River in 'shikara' boats.
They now occupy a number of villages along the bank of the Jhelum River in the Pind Dadan Khan tehsil.
The Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh constructed a bridge here which was 100 yards long and 6 yards wide spanning the Jhelum River at Bijbehara near the Mughal garden.
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The town of Bijbehara is situated in the north of district headquarters on the banks of Jhelum River popularly known here as "Veth".
That evening, a large group of protesters shouting pro-independence slogans, reached Srinagar's wooden Gawakadal Bridge over the Jhelum River.
He was made a KCB in April 1846 and again commanded a division under Gough in the Second Anglo-Sikh War, at the 1849 battles of Chilianwala and Gujrat before leading his division (which included Robert Napier) across the Jhelum River to pursue the remnants of the Sikh army and receiving their surrender on 3 and 6 March.
It is located at an altitude of 4300 feet on the banks of Jhelum River.
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It enters Pakistan Administered Kashmir in the Gurais sector of the Line of Control, and then runs west until it meets the Jhelum River north of Muzzafarabad.
The territory between Tawi and Jhelum, became known as the Chibhal, after the largest tribe in the region, the Chib.
Potohar was known as Paurava in the past and the king of this region was King Porus and he is known for the famous battle with Alexander between the regions of Jhelum river and Indus river.