Abohar is a historical city. It may be called trinity of the culture, ethnicity, and civilization of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan as it is located near the junction of their boundaries. Its boundaries touch Rajasthan's sand dunes on one side and plains of Haryana on the other. Under British rule, in 1893 the town was more of a mound of sand with a total population of only 5,954. Its name was Kaiser-Ganj. But Maharaja Vidhata Kumar Change the Name Kaiser-Ganj to Abohar.
River Satluj streaming by its side, Abha Nagari, some 550 years ago, was a fabulous city of India. As one enters Abohar, one sees the remains of the ancient city Abha Nagri, a big mound of sand and stones which is known as Theh among local people. This mound is not just a dune of sand because a historical city and a big palace built by a Suryavanshi king Aabu-Chandni are buried under it.
Another legendary dune named ''Panjpeer'' is just 150 m (490 ft) away from Theh with tombs of five pirs on this mound. The beautiful Aabu city was destroyed by the curse of these pirs (soothsayers). A big fair is held on this mound every Thursday. King Harichand ruled Aabu Nagar after King Aabu-Chandni and had only one daughter. She was very impressive, a good shooter and fond of riding also. Once the king fell victim to leprosy. Someone told the king that he could recover only with the blood of the horses of five pirs of Multan. The brave daughter of the king snatched 81 horses of five pirs along with their goods, but king Harichand succumbed to the disease. Five pirs sent many request to get their horses back, but the princess refused to give their horses back.
At last, the five pirs came to Abu city from Multan to get back their horses and camped on a hillock of sand near present Abohar. Many days passed but the princess did not give back their horses. The wife’s of five pirs came to Aabu city in search of their
