Faridkot (1981 pop. 42,423) is a town in the Punjab state of India, in Faridkot district. Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (sometimes spelt Panjab) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ...
The town was founded in the 16th century by Bhallan of the Burai Jat. Later under Britis rule, it was captured in 1803 by Ranjit Singh, but restored by the 1809Treaty of Amritsar. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Events January 30 - Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to discuss, and possibly buy, New Orleans. ... Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Treaty of Amritsar of 1846 settled a dispute over territory in Kashmir, with Britain ceding some land to Maharaja Ranbir Singh. ...
Industries of the town include cotton handling, from ginning to baling to weaving, as well as manufacture of machine tools, sewing machines, and bicycles. Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ...
Giani Zail Singh, was born on May_5, 1916 in the village of Sandhwan in Faridkot District in a family of artisans, taken to agriculture.
As a result, the State of Faridkot was one of the first to embrace the National Flag, and because of this, harsh repression was unleashed by the Maharaja.
When Faridkot State was merged into the State of Patiala_and_East_Punjab_States_Union, Giani Zail Singh made historic contributions in removing socio-economic injustice of farm labourers, small cultivators and tenants in his capacity as a Minister for Revenue and Agriculture.
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