Firozpur

Firozpur stands on the Sutlej in the Punjab. Its foundation is associated with the Delhi sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq, and its fortress is said to date from his reign in the fourteenth century. The town's trade was long dominated by Bhabra Jain merchants, many of whom moved to Kot Ise Khan after an epidemic in 1543.

In the eighteenth century chiefs of the Sikh Bhangi Misl took Firozpur and its surrounding villages. The territory passed to Dhanna Singh and, after his death, to his widow Lachhman Kaur. While she was away on pilgrimage, Baghel Singh occupied the fort. Returning in 1823, she sought the East India Company's help; British officials brought her case to Ranjit Singh, who ordered Baghel Singh to yield. Lachhman Kaur ruled until her death without an heir in 1835, after which British authority was established.