Mangrotha

Mangrotha is a town and union council of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.GeographyThe town is part of Taunsa Tehsil. It is located at 30°43'0N 70°34'60E and has an altitude of 181m. Mangrotha consists of two parts, one is Mangrotha Gharbi (West) and the second is Mangrotha Sharqi (East). In the past it was the headquarters of the Nutkani Tribe.HistoryDera Ghazi Khan region was a forested agricultural region during the Indus Valley Civilization. The Vedic period is characterized by Indo-Aryan culture that invaded from Central Asia and settled in the Punjab region. The Kambojas, Daradas, Kaikayas, Madras, Pauravas, Yaudheyas, Malavas and Kurus invaded, settled and ruled ancient Punjab. After overrunning the Achaemenid Empire in 331 BCE, Alexander the Great marched into present-day Punjab with an army of 50,000. The Dera Ghazi Khan region was ruled by the Maurya Empire, Indo-Greek kingdom, Kushan Empire, Gupta Empire, White Huns, Kushano-Hephthalites and Shahi kingdoms.