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Sandal Bar (Template:Lang-pa) is the section of the Bar region in western Punjab which is located between the rivers Ravi and Chenab, and comprises the southern part of Rechna Doab. It corresponds to the present-day Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Chiniot districts.^[1]

The Sandal bar corresponds to the lower half of Rechna Doab (the grey area) in this map

Sandal Bar is named after Sandal, grandfather of the 16th-century Punjabi Bhatti chieftain Dulla Bhatti who, according to the popular folklores, led a revolt against the Mughal rule during the reign of Akbar.^[2]

References

^ Soofi, Mushtaq (13 June 2014). "Punjab Notes: Bar: forgotten glory of Punjab". Dawn. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
^ Singh, Surinder; Gaur, Ishwar Dayal (2008). "Mughal Centralization and Local Resistance in North-Western India: An Exploration in the Ballad of Dulla Bhatti". Popular Literature and Pre-modern Societies in South Asia. Pearson Education India. pp. 89–112. ISBN 978-81-317-1358-7.

[Dawn-1] Soofi, Mushtaq (13 June 2014). "Punjab Notes: Bar: forgotten glory of Punjab". Dawn. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

[2] Singh, Surinder; Gaur, Ishwar Dayal (2008). "Mughal Centralization and Local Resistance in North-Western India: An Exploration in the Ballad of Dulla Bhatti". Popular Literature and Pre-modern Societies in South Asia. Pearson Education India. pp. 89–112. ISBN 978-81-317-1358-7.

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