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History of Badgam


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Badgam was a part of the Himalayan kingdom in its initial years. Later it fell in to the hands of the Mughals. Badgam was a major stopover in the past, en route to Kashmir. It was via Poonch Gali, the border of Badgam in Khag area, that travellers reached Poonch as well as the valley of Kashmir.



Poonch Gali of Badgam acted as the base camp for the army of Mehmood Ghazni in the 11th century, during his attempts to invade Kashmir. Poonch Gali was also the camp for the Sikh ruler Ranjth Singh, during his attempt to capture Kashmir. This route was also taken by the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang during his visit to Poonch. Badgam District comprises of Budgam, Chadoora and Beerwah tehsils and is bounded by Baramulla and Srinagar districts in the north, Pulwama District in the south and Poonch borders it in the south-west. This district was carved out of Srinagar in 1979. Badgam town is the administrative headquarters of Badgam District.



As per ancient texts, Badgam District was earlier known as ‘Pargana Deesu' and Badgam town as ‘Deedmarbag’. ‘Pargana Deesu’ was a part of Baramulla and it was a densely populated area.  Due to this heavy population, Pargana Deesu, in course of time was re-named as ‘Badgam’ (big village)
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