HISTORY- KOTADDU
History of Kot Addu City
Kot Addu is a prominent city located in the southern region of Punjab province, Pakistan. It serves as both a tehsil and a district. The city derives its name from Addu Khan Mirani of the Mirani tribe, who played a significant role in its founding.
Founded around the year 1500, Kot Addu holds deep historical significance. It was established by Addu Khan, who built a protective bastion wall around the city to shield its residents from invading forces. Originally known as Adduda Kot, the city was part of the Mughal Empire until 1849. During Mughal rule, Afghan Pashtuns were appointed as local governors. The British Empire took control of the region in 1849, and it remained under British rule until Pakistan’s independence in 1947.
Language
As it is situated in centre of the province of Punjab majority of residents of Kot Adu speak Seraiki. The national language, Urdu is also spoken. The vast majority of the population is Muslim. English is widely understood among the educated.
Birth Place of famous Personalities
It is the birthplace of famous personalities including Hindi writer late Shri Chandragupta Vidyalankar, Milkha Singh, Pakistani famous singer late Pathanay Khan, famous magician Arshad Badi, late governer Punjab Nawab Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani whose direct descendent is Mian Saif-ud-din Ahmed Gurmani from Baloch tribe,Ghulam Mustafa Khar ex-governor Punjab,ex-cm Punjab, ex-federal minister WAPADA, Foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar, renowned lawyer Qaisar Khan Nutkani Advocate, Ex-Prime Minister India Manmohan Singh.
Crops
This is also an important agricultural area. Total area of Tehsil Kot Adu is 8,77,989 Acres of which 4,24,521 acres is under cultivation. Main Crops of the area include corn, cotton, rice, sugarcane, tobacco, wheat. Besides these, bajra, moong, mash, masoor and oil seed such as rape / mustard and sun flower are also grown in the district. Fruits such as mango, citrus, guavas and pomegranates are the main grown in the Kot Adu City. Date, jaman, pears, falsa and banana are also grown in minor quantities in the district. One another local fruit which is called a bare. It is one of the main fruits grown in this region. Due to the floodings, the crops are now rare, especially cotton and wheat product affected by this flooding. So now majority of the agriculture lands are covered bysugarcane. People either sold these sugarcane to sugar mills or produce Jaggery from sugarcane.
