Dehli Multan Road
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Delhi Multan Road was constructed by the Delhi Sultanate
ruler Sher Shah Suri
(1486–1545) in order to improve transit in the areas between Multan
and Delhi
. There were small posts every few miles where horses were ready to receive messages to send from one post to another. Messages from the Delhi
court were reaching Multan
, which was thousands miles away, within days. Some parts of this road are still in use in Pakistani areas and the road leading from Pakpattan
to Multan
still bears the name of Delhi Multan road. Punjab Road Transport Department still uses this name on its milestones in this area. On the Pakistani side, the road goes through the cities Pakpattan
, Arifwala
, Gaggoo
, Burewala
, Vehari
and finally Multan
.
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate is a term used to cover five short-lived, Delhi based kingdoms or sultanates, of Turkic origin in medieval India. The sultanates ruled from Delhi between 1206 and 1526, when the last was replaced by the Mughal dynasty...
ruler Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri , birth name Farid Khan, also known as Sher Khan , was the founder of the short-lived Sur Empire in northern India, with its capital at Delhi, before its demise in the hands of the resurgent Mughal Empire...
(1486–1545) in order to improve transit in the areas between Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
and Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. There were small posts every few miles where horses were ready to receive messages to send from one post to another. Messages from the Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
court were reaching Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
, which was thousands miles away, within days. Some parts of this road are still in use in Pakistani areas and the road leading from Pakpattan
Pakpattan
Pakpattan is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Sahiwal Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the ancient cities of Pakistan. It is the city that has the shrine of the well-known Sufi of all times, Baba Fareed...
to Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
still bears the name of Delhi Multan road. Punjab Road Transport Department still uses this name on its milestones in this area. On the Pakistani side, the road goes through the cities Pakpattan
Pakpattan
Pakpattan is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Sahiwal Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the ancient cities of Pakistan. It is the city that has the shrine of the well-known Sufi of all times, Baba Fareed...
, Arifwala
Arifwala
Arifwala is a town and tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.- Geography :It is located at 30° 16' 60N 73° 4' 0E....
, Gaggoo
Gaggoo
Gaggoo is a town situated on the Dehli Multan Road between Burewala and Arifwala, in Vehari District, Punjab, Pakistan.Its population is more than 50,000. It is famous grain market for Agricultural Products like Cotton, Wheat, Rice, Sweetcorn, Gur & Pesticides. Moreover it has some cotton gins &...
, Burewala
Burewala
Burewala is a city of Vehari District in southern Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 30°10'0N 72°39'0E and has an altitude of 133 metres . According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Burewala had about 150,000 people. As of 2000, it is the 31st biggest city in Pakistan by population...
, Vehari
Vehari
Vehari is a city in the Punjab province in Pakistan. The city, which is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name, is located at 30°1'0N 72°21'0E at an altitude of 135m , lies about from the regional metropolis of Multan and about north of the river Sutlej - the southernmost of...
and finally Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
.