Eminabad

Eminabad, formerly called Saidpur, lies in the Punjab southeast of Gujranwala. Tradition attributes its foundation to Raja Salvahan of Sialkot. The place is remembered in Sikh tradition for Guru Nanak's visit and for the shrine of Rori Sahib, associated with the Guru and his companion Bhai Lalo.

Babur's forces sacked Saidpur in 1521. Guru Nanak's hymns describe the devastation, and tradition tells how he and his companion Bhai Mardana were imprisoned with the townspeople. Sher Shah Suri later founded a town called Shergarh on the site; during Akbar's reign, Emin Beig established a settlement named after himself. The English merchant William Finch found Eminabad prosperous in 1610, when it was a pargana headquarters in Lahore province. Charat Singh took the town in 1760, and under his grandson Ranjit Singh it was granted to Dhyan Singh of Jammu.