Sitpur

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Sitpur

Village in the Alipur tahsll of Muzaffargarh District, Pun- jab, situated in 29’ 14' N. and 70° 51' E., 3 miles from the Chenab, and II miles south of Alipur town. It is the only place of any antiquity in the District, and in the fifteenth century became the capital of the Nahar dynasty, a representative of whom receives a small allow- ance for looking after the family tombs. Sitpur was formerly on the west bank of the Indus, but a change in the course has transferred it to the east bank. In the eighteenth century the Nahars were expelled from Sitpur by Shaikh Raju Makhdum, from whom it was taken by Bahawal Khan II of Bahawalpur. It came into the possession of the Sikhs in 1820. The town, which is completely enclosed by a thick screen of date-palms, is very irregularly built, and has a dilapidated appearance. The only building of importance is the tomb of Tahar Khan Nahar, decorated with encaustic tiles. Sitpur formerly possessed a considerable manufacture of paper, but the industry is practically extinct. A certain amount of kamangari work — painting over varnished wood or paper — is applied to bows, saddles, paper shields, and toys.