Hashak

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Hashak (हशक) or Hasak was a Madraka town in district Sheikhupura, Pakistan.[1]

History

Ram Sarup Joon [2] writes ...Bahik, Bahi, Bahin or Bahela: Bahik Jats are found both among the Hindu and Sikhs. In Pakistan there are Muslim Bahele Jats-, Bahiks are mentioned in Mahabharat also. According to "Karna Parva", chapter of the Mahabharat) King Shalya paid l/6th part of his income to the Bahiks. According to Nandlal Dey, Bahik are a sub branch of the Madraks. Arat in district Sheikhupura was their capital. Hashak, Karmabh Kalak and Karkar were their important towns. In Daurala (District Meerut, U.P.) the Bahiyan Jats have six villages.


Sir H. M. Elliot, Edited by John Dowson[3] describes Towns of India visited by Al Idrisi, which include Hasak, on the borders of the deserts.

References


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