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History of Hasan Abdal


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The famous Chinese traveler Hiouen Thsang who visited the place in the 7th century A.D. mentions the sacred spring of Elapatra about 70 li to the northwest of Taxila which is identical to the one at the current site of Gurdwara Panja Sahib.

The town is mentioned in Ain-i-Akbari in the context that Shams al-Din built him a vault there in which lays Hakim Abu’l Fath buried. Akbar’s visit to the town on his way back from Kashmir is also mentioned.

William Finch who traveled through India between 1608 and 1611 describes Hasan Abdal to be a "pleasant town with a small river and many

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