Classical Parmar Rajputs established ancient city of Jalandhar in the 7th century, which is presently known as Jalandhar district. The City consistently had to deter invasion, which were endeavours of invaders. Jalandhar was the site of the
Katoch Rajput kingdom of Jalandhara, also known as Trigartta. The date of its founding is unclear, but its presence is observed by the Chinese pilgrim
Xuanzang in the seventh century, and
Kalhana records the defeat of Prithvi Chandra Raja of Trigartta by Sankara Varmma of Kashmir towards the end of the ninth century.
Medieval Jalandhar became part of the
Persianate Ghaznavid Empire during the reign of
Ibrahim Shah sometime between 1058 and 1098, and by 1240, it was a fief of the
Delhi Sultanate. The reigns of
Jahangir and
Shah Jahan saw significant improvements to the region's infrastructure, and many villages were founded. In 1811,
Ranjit Singh despatched
Dewan Mokham Chand to annexe Faizullapuria dominions in
Jalandhar. By August that year, Budh Singh, son of Khushal Singh, had fled and Jalandhar came under the control of Lahore and part of the
Sikh Empire. When the
Indian Rebellion of 1857 began, Jalandhar was strategically important as a main line of communication between the Punjab and Delhi. In 1858, Jalandhar became part of the
British Raj and in 1863 became administratively part of
Punjab province.
Partition In early 1947, communal tensions heightened in Jalandhar and across the Punjab. In March riots occurred in the district following speeches made by
Congress and Sikh leaders at Lahore. As Jalandhar had a Muslim plurality at the time (45.23 per cent per the 1941 census) it led to significant demographic change in the district, with the Muslim population becoming refugees in Pakistan, and an influx of Hindus and Sikhs arriving having abandoned their homes in the new Pakistan. ==Administration==