Qila Sobha Singh

Qila Sobha Singh, now called Ahmad Abad is a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It was renamed as Qila Ahmad Abad on 18 March 1999, owing to behemoth furore among the masses of the town, that it should be renamed. Before 1 July 1991 it was under the District Administration of Sialkot and was part of Sialkot District but after 1 July 1991 it was made part of Narowal and on the same date Narowal was declared a district. It is part of Narowal District and is located at 32°13'60N 74°46'0E and has an altitude of 240 metres .HistoryThere are numerous sources which trace the origins of the town but the authenticity of many of these sources varies. The less-reliable historical sources about the origins of the city have been derived from the oral traditions based on ancient local beliefs which, most historians concur, are full of inaccuracies, concocted legends and erroneous facts and pertain to the Vedic scriptures which give a description of the ancient city. These are, nonetheless, stated here. More reliable and validated historical references relating to the city date back to centuries in which it has been stated that the city is of Persian and/or Greek origin. The evidences reveal that it was a bastion of Sikhism and the town was ruled by a Sikh Maharaja. The origin of the town is related to a Sikh land owner called Sobha Singh. When Sobha Singh was married, his father gave him the lands surrounding the part of Qila Sobha Singh. The name Qila implies a fort; this name originates in the fact that Sobha Singh's family had a very large and tall mansion, which was surrounded by smaller houses. Because there was a wall surrounding the whole town with several gates, the town had the appearance of a fort. Also Sobha sing has three other brothers named as Mian singh, Deedar Singh,