Mirpur Tehsil

Mirpur Tehsil
Mirpur
—  Tehsil  —
Country  Pakistan
Province Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg Azad Kashmir
District Mirpur
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Mirpur Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Mirpur District, Azad Kashmir , Pakistan.

History

During British Rule of the Indian Subcontinent, Mirpur was part of the Princely state of Kashmir and Jammu. At this time Mirpur was a tehsil of Bhimber District (then part of Jammu province)[1] During this time the idea of irrigating the lower part of Mirpur Tehsil (the Khari ilaka) from the Jhelum River had been considered.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mirpur Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 364.
  2. ^ Kashmīr and Jammu - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 108.



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