Rai Husain Khan Bhatti
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Rai Husain Khan Bhatti
In the late 19th century, Rai Husain Khan Bhatti, the direct descendant of Rai Bular Bhatti
built a village 3 miles from Talwandi
in the center of the Rajput Bhatti Land holdings and named it "Kot Hussein Khan". Today, Kot Hussein Khan has all the amenities of a small city, including a Hospital, a School and a Telephone Exchange. Rai Hussein Bhatti was awarded the highest honor by Queen Victoria at her Golden Jubilee in India
for his generosity, leadership, public service and vision.
It is said that Rai Hussein personally escorted over 1,000 Sikh
s to safety during the 1947 Indo-Pak partition
. The sadness of the partition and the massacre of human life weighed heavy on his heart and he died in 1948. He is buried in the Rajput Bhatti ancestral burial grounds near Talwandi ....
In the late 19th century, Rai Husain Khan Bhatti, the direct descendant of Rai Bular Bhatti
Rai Bular Bhatti
Rai Bular Bhatti or Rai was a Muslim noble of the Rajput Bhatti clan during the latter half of the 15th century. The Bhatti clan founded the cities of Batinda and Jaisalmir, among others. The exact date of Rai Bular's birth is not known but records kept by bards date it c. 1425, in the city of...
built a village 3 miles from Talwandi
Talwandi
Talwandi is a town and Union Council of Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Chunian Tehsil located at 30°53'60N 74°7'60E and has an altitude of 175 metres ....
in the center of the Rajput Bhatti Land holdings and named it "Kot Hussein Khan". Today, Kot Hussein Khan has all the amenities of a small city, including a Hospital, a School and a Telephone Exchange. Rai Hussein Bhatti was awarded the highest honor by Queen Victoria at her Golden Jubilee in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
for his generosity, leadership, public service and vision.
It is said that Rai Hussein personally escorted over 1,000 Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
s to safety during the 1947 Indo-Pak partition
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
. The sadness of the partition and the massacre of human life weighed heavy on his heart and he died in 1948. He is buried in the Rajput Bhatti ancestral burial grounds near Talwandi ....