14 Facts About Chiniot

Chiniot is a city and the administrative headquarter of Chiniot District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.

Origins of Chiniot are obscure, and historical records accurately detailing its founding are unavailable.

The name Chiniot, a contracted version of the original name, eventually gained favour, though the older name had been used up until at least the 1860s.

Chiniot's artisans were renowned for their skill during the Mughal era, and were employed in the decoration of the Taj Mahal, and Lahore's Wazir Khan Mosque.

Sial state around Chiniot was encroached upon by Sikh chieftains in the north, and from Multani chiefs in the south, before coming under control of the Bhangi Misl Sikhs by 1765.

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Chiniot died in 1787, though the city had reverted to Bhangi Sikh rule before his death.

Chiniot was captured by Ranjit Singh in 1803, and thereafter became part of the Sikh Empire.

Chiniot is at the intersection of the Faisalabad-Sargodha and Lahore-Jhang roads.

Important products of Chiniot includes silk, cotton, wheat, sugar, rice, milk, pottery, wooden furniture, etc.

Chiniot is famous for his wooden furniture, and developed as a centre of woodworking given its close proximity to the Chenab River - as timber from Kashmir would be floated down the river towards Chiniot.

Chiniot's artisans are renowned for their skill, and were employed in the construction of both the Taj Mahal and Wazir Khan Mosque.

Chiniot is connected with the rest of Pakistan by a main highway and rail line.

On 12 Rabi' al-awwal, 1440th birthday celebration of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, people of Chiniot arranged a 63-maund cake, one of the largest cakes in the world.

Masons from Chiniot are thought to have been employed during the construction of the Taj Mahal and Golden Temple.