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'''Rahon''' is a city and a [[municipal council]] in the [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|district Shaheed Bhagat Singh]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. Rahon is in [[Doaba]] region of [[Punjab]]. Doaba also known as '''Bist Doab''', is the region of [[Punjab, India]] that lies between the [[Beas River]] and the [[Sutlej River]].

Rahon is situated on the [[Jalandhar|Jalanghar]] - [[Hoshiarpur district|Jaijon]] [[Glossary of rail transport terms|line]] of the [[Northern Railway zone|Northern railway]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RzduAAAAMAAJ&q=Rahon|title=Punjab State Gazetteer - Volume 2|year=2000|pages=1644, 1645|last1=(India)|first1=Punjab}}</ref> Rahon is 7 km from Nawanshahr, the tahsil/subdivision headquarters, and 65 km from [[Jalandhar]], the district headquarters. It is also connected by road with Nawashahr (8 km), Jadla (12 km), [[Ludhiana]] (51 km), and [[Phillaur]] (37 km), [[Machhiwara]] (18 km).

People of Doaba region are given the demonym "Doabia". The dialect of Punjabi spoken in Doaba is called "Doabi". The term "Doaba" or "Doab" is derived from Persian "دو آب" (do āb "two water") meaning "land of two rivers".<ref>{{Cite web|title=About District {{!}} Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Government of Punjab {{!}} India|url=https://nawanshahr.nic.in/about-district/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref><ref name="grover">{{cite book|title=Discover Punjab: Attractions of Punjab|first1=Parminder Singh|last1=Grover|first2=Davinderjit Singh|last2=Grewal|publisher=self-published|year=2011|pages=179|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dy-pOAnlQL0C&q=doaba+punjab&pg=PT16}}</ref>

== Name ==
Rahon is a changed name, it was Raghupur<ref name=":9">{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-aw3hRAX_DgC|title=A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province|date=1997|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-85297-68-2|location=|pages=131|language=en}}</ref> until the 12th century. Raj pal changed its name from Raghupur to Rahon after a certain lady called Raho. Some contemporaries had written that it was considered unlucky to speak of Rahon by its proper name, in the morning, when fasting. According to them, until breakfast Rahon should be referred to as ‘Zanana shahr’, or ‘Women town’.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Seshagri|first=Narasimhiah|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Encyclopaedia_of_Cities_and_Towns_in_Ind/xhgoAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=ramsar+rahon&dq=ramsar+rahon&printsec=frontcover|title=Encyclopaedia of Cities and Towns in India: Punjab|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|year=2008|isbn=9788121209731|pages=346}}</ref>

== Ancient city ==
Rahon is an ancient city, it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in India. The city face had withstood the ravages of time, invaders, lootings, epidemics, and an unfortunate case of bypass of the [[silk route]]. Ruins there speaks the sad story and tell the city once had great significance.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=(India)|first1=Punjab|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L-JUlRHYZW8C&q=Rahon+long+cloth+khaddar|title=District Census Handbook - Volume 9|year=1952|location=Punjab (India)|pages=xiii}}</ref> it was formed like a fort with four gates, Delhi Gate, Lahori Gate, Pahar Singh Gate, and Ropri Gate.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Punjab_District_Gazetteers_Nawashahr/S50KAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=DElhi+gate+rahon&dq=DElhi+gate+rahon&printsec=frontcover|title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Nawashahr|publisher=Punjab (India)|year=2006|pages=446}}</ref>

== Highlights ==
[[File:Satluj river.JPG|alt=Satlej |thumb|[[Sutlej]] [[river]]]]
*The town is near the banks of [[Sutlej]] river.
* [[Silk Road]] Rahon's importance was most apparent in its position on the ancient trade route to Tibet and Central Asia ([[Silk Road|Silk route]]), and it began to decline once a new route was discovered through Kabul during the Mughal era.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jullundur District, No-10 , Punjab|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/7140/1/22782_1961_JUL.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*In [[Akbar|Akbar's]] time who was the third [[Mughal emperors|Mughal emperor]], (1556-1605 AD) Rahon was the capital of the Dardhak [[Mahal (palace)|Mahal]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Punjab_District_Gazetteers_Nawashahr/S50KAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=dardhak+mahal+rahon&dq=dardhak+mahal+rahon&printsec=frontcover|title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Nawashahr|year=2006|location=Punjab (India)|pages=446|publisher=Controller of Print. and Stationery}}</ref>
*In [[Shah Jahan]], the fifth [[Mughal emperor]] time, a [[Caravanserai|Sarai]] was built at Rahon on the [[West|Sutlej river's western bank]]. Shah Jahan chose Rahon because of its strategic location on the Sutlej bank (for his convenience in using [[ferry]]) and considering the commanding route by road of [[Agra]], [[Delhi]], and [[Lahore]]. This route was famous with the name <nowiki>''the long walk''</nowiki>.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Proceedings_Punjab_History_Conference/aghDAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Rahon+trade+route&dq=Rahon+trade+route&printsec=frontcover|title=Proceedings - Punjab History Conference - Volume 16|publisher=Department of Punjab Historical Studies. Punjab University|year=1982|location=Original the university of Virginia|pages=111, 113, 115}}</ref>
*In [[Aurangzeb]] reign, the sixth [[Mughal emperor]] (1658-1707AD), a brick fort was built at Rahon.<ref name=":4" />
* There was an oldest market (Mandi) with more than 600 shops.<ref name=":2" />
*Rahon was famous for the trade of [[sugar]], [[shoe]]making, manufacturing various [[cotton]] [[Textile|fabrics]], and [[Ribbon|Gota]]. etc.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Official_Report_of_the_Calcutta_Internat/ZWIOAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Rahon+trade&pg=PA417&printsec=frontcover|title=Official Report of the Calcutta International Exhibition|publisher=Bengal Secretariat Press|year=1885|location=Oxford University|pages=417}}</ref>
*Rahon was a flourishing trading center with lots of trading opportunities, having population (145000) more than Jallandhar.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" />
*Rahon was on the trading route to Tibet and central Asia.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Punjab_District_Gazetteers_Jullundur/tspFAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Rahon+trade+route&dq=Rahon+trade+route&printsec=frontcover|title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Jullundur|year=1981|location=Origin the university of California|pages=502, 227|publisher=Controller of Print. and Stationery}}</ref>
* [[Battle of Rahon (1710)]] which is closely associated with [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] is one of the great historical event.
* Rahon was a Headquarter of one of the territories seized by [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]].<ref name=":2" /> Rahon was the capital of [[Dallewalia Misl]].

== The reasons for decline ==
Rahon faced a gradual decline in its economy and population for various reasons; some of the major ones are listed below

# Invaders and battles one after another.
# Diversion of the trade route caused major dent in decline of the Rahon.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kewal Krishan Dewett|first=Sardar Mohammad Akhtar, Sardar Gurcharan Singh|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Indian_Economics/RJLXAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Rahon+trade+route&dq=Rahon+trade+route&printsec=frontcover|title=Indian Economics|publisher=S Chand|year=1946|location=Original from the university of Wisconsin- Medison|pages=80}}</ref>
# Epidemics.

== History ==
Rahon was also among the 50 most populous cities in the world for many centuries, particularly in the period between 52 B.C.-1750 A.D.. After that period, Rahon started witnessing gradual decline due to epidemics, attacks from foreign invaders, and a reduction in merchant activity when the silk route began to bypass Rahon in favor of [[Kabul]]. Rahon had Asia's oldest mandi bazaar (now ruined) situated at the city's Delhi gate.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=600 वर्ष पुरानी धरोहर संभालेगी संस्था|url=https://www.jagran.com/punjab/nawanshahr-10556906.html|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> The bazaar was famous for its variety and quality of products, including spices, weapons, apparel, and footwear. Rahon's population also declined due to outbreaks of malaria, the immigration of a large proportion of its Muslim population to Pakistan during partition, and civilian casualties resulting from attacks by outside invaders. Rahon has the oldest Government High School in the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state, which was constructed in 1857.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Holroyd|first=LT.-Col. W.R.M. Holroyd · 1880|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=85gIAAAAQAAJ&q=Rahon+&pg=PR40|title=Report on Popular in the Punjab and its Dependencies|year=1880|pages=42}}</ref>

===Founding===
Rahon was founded 2000 years ago by Raja Raghab, a Brahmin ruler, who named it Raghupur, which continued to be called in correspondence by the [[Pandit]]s of the city until the twentieth century.<ref name=":0" />

* '''1206 AD''' The city came into the possession of [[Gujjar|Gujar]]s, who were eventually driven out by the [[Mahton]]s (Rajputs),<ref>{{cite book |title=The A to Z of Sikhism |first=W. H. |last=McLeod |author-link=W. H. McLeod |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2009 |page=124 |isbn=9780810863446 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vgixwfeCyDAC&pg=PA124}}</ref> who in turn succumbed to the Ghorewaha [[Rajputs]] , whose conquest of the country is put down as having occurred in the time of [[Muhammad Ghori]] (d. 1206 AD).<ref name=":0" />

* '''1517-1526 AD''' In the time of [[Ibrahim Lodhi]] (1517-1526 AD), the city was reported to have a population of 145,000 and was a flourishing trading center on the route to [[Tibet]] and Central Asia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tspFAQAAIAAJ&q=Mian+Khaki+Shah+of+Rahon|title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Jullundur|year=1981|location=Punjab|pages=502|last1=(India)|first1=Punjab}}</ref><ref name=":6" />
* '''1556-1605 AD''' Toward the beginning of the Mughal period, the town was occupied by the Ghorewaha [[Raja]] of [[Machhiwara]], Rana Udho. He actively assisted [[Akbar]] (1556-1605 AD).<ref name=":0" /> During his fight for the Delhi throne, he defeated and captured the rebellion leader [[Bairam Khan]]. As a reward, the Raja allowed Rana to retain the [[jagir]] of Rahon. In Akbar's time, Rahon was the capital of the Dardhak [[Mahal (palace)|Mahal]] and gave its name to one of the two tarafs into which the mahal was divided. In [[Aurangzeb]]’s reign (1658-1707 AD) a brick fort was built here. The Rajputs of Rahon were [[Chaudhri]]s and men of much influence during the period of Muhammadan rule. The Sikh Sardar of the region briefly appointed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh was beheaded and his territories seized by the Rana of Jadla.<ref name=":1" />

===Medieval to present===
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* '''1710 AD''' In 1710 AD, Rahon was conquered by [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] after defeating mughals in the [[Battle of Rahon (1710)|Battle of Rahon]].The Sikh movement signified a protest against the beneficiaries of the existing structure of authority. The Sikhs issued orders to chaudhries, muqaddams, and qanungos of Rahon and the adjacent parganas calling upon them to surrender. All were asked to follow the terms to which the peasants agreed to work accordingly and extended their helping hand to Banda Singh Bahadur. Henceforth, on the economic plane, Banda Singh Bahadur could be given credit for introducing '''revenue reforms '''in Punjab, was a remarkable contribution of Banda Singh Bahadur, which was later improved upon by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.<ref>{{Cite book|last=www.DiscoverSikhism.com|url=http://archive.org/details/BandaSinghBahadurAndSikhSovereignty|title=Banda Singh Bahadur And Sikh Sovereignty|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Sagoo|first=Harbans Kaur|title=Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty|publisher=Deep and Deep Publications|year=2001|isbn=8176293008|pages=158, 177}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Professor Department of South Asian Languages and Civilization Muzaffar Alam|first=Muzaffar Alam |title=The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1986|isbn=9780195618921|pages=146}}</ref>
*'''Capital of Dhallewalia Misl'''
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!Name
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!Key Leaders
!Strength in Regular Horseman (1780)<ref>{{cite book|last=Griffin|first=Lepel Henry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rNxGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA237|title=Ranjít Singh|publisher=Clarendon Press|year=1893|page=78}}</ref><ref name="SH0">{{cite web|last=Bajwa|first=Sandeep Singh|title=Sikh Misals (equal bands)|url=http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/misls.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910232917/http://sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/misls.html|archive-date=10 September 2018|access-date=24 April 2016}}</ref>
!Misl Period Territory by 1759<ref>{{Cite book|last=GUPTA|first=HARI RAM|title=TRANS-SATLUJ SIKH|publisher=THE MINEVERA BOOK SHOP|year=1944|location=LAHORE|pages=3}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Kakshi|2007|page=163–164}}</ref>
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|1
|[[Dallewalia Misl]]
|[[Rathore]] [[Rajput]]<ref name="SH10">{{cite web|last=Bajwa|first=Sandeep Singh|title=Misl Dallewalia|url=http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/m-dallewalia.html}}</ref>
|Rahon
|[[Sardar Gulab Singh Rathore]] and [[Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba]]
|5,000
|[[Nakodar]], Talwan, Badala, Rahon, [[Phillaur]], [[Ludhiana]] etc.
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* '''Later''', Rahon fell back again into the hands of the Mughals.
* '''1759 AD''', In 1759 AD, Rahon was seized by Dhallewali Confederacy Sikhs led by [[Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba|Tara Singh Ghaiba]], He controlled considerable territory on both sides of the [[Sutlej]] river. Rahon was the headquarters, remained in their possession until Tara Singh's death, when it was added to [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]’s dominions.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Gupta|first=Hari Ram|title=History of the Sikhs: Sikh Lion of Lahore/Maharaja Ranjit Singh 1799-1839|publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers|year=1999|isbn=9788121505154|pages=48}}</ref>
* However, Pandits continued to dominate local politics. Pandit Sardars ran the city's administration for centuries. After the collapse of the Sikh Empire, the descendants of the Rana of Rahon came to prominence again and the [[Rana (title)|Rana]] of Rahon, [[Chaudhry Abdul Rehman Khan]] of Rahon was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly]] of Punjab from the [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]] before Indian Independence.
* '''1947''' Until independence in 1947 the Rana of Rahon and the Rajrana of Jadla controlled most of the estates, while the Muslim Rana of Rahon fled to Pakistan, first moving to [[Sahiwal]] and later settling in Rehamnabad [[Khanqa Dogran]]. After Partition, Pandit Buta Ram Qasir Jagirdar continued to serve as Municipal Councilor and local leader of Rahon for next two and half decades. Pandit Butar Ram's father Sansar Chand was [[Zaildar]] of the region.

Rahon is an old city and it overlooks the low [[valley]] of the [[Satluj|Satlej]], it held social, economic, and political significance during various periods of history. This significance stemmed primarily from the city's location along the [[ancient]] trade route to [[Tibet]] and Central Asia and it began to fade in importance as soon as a new route through Kabul was opened during [[Mughal era|Mughal]] times. Further, Rahon's proximity to marshes made it a victim of periodic large-scale outbreaks of malaria. Over time, the city's population declined greatly, falling to 69,000 when the British took over after the First Anglo Sikh War in 1846 and falling further to 6,607 by 1971. After the division of the country in 1947, the [[Muslim]] population of Rahon was uprooted to [[Pakistan]], with most settling in Faisalabad and Rahwali.

* '''Present Rahon:''' is a small city divided into 13 wards and operates under a municipality's [[Legislature|legislative body]] . It has total administration over 3,260 houses, arranges basic amenities like water and sewerage. The Municipal council authorizes building roads within Municipal Council limits and imposing taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
*'''Government School''': The oldest school in Punjab is in Rahon. The British founded the school in 1855, in an old fort building that marked the last border of "Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Lahore Durbar."<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|last1=Feb 7|first1=IP Singh / TNN / Updated|last2=2018|last3=Ist|first3=14:03|title=Old school heritage failed by new age aesthetics {{!}} Chandigarh News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/old-school-heritage-failed-by-new-age-aesthetics/articleshow/62818619.cms|access-date=2021-06-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> A number of notable alumni include Mr. Balbir Singh (AIS), who retired as the Chief Secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sardar Dilbagh Singh, who served as Air Chief Marshal, and others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jalandhar|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060831/jal.htm#6|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>
*'''Hierarchy of the city administration:''' It is a Class-III municipality. Sardar Amarjit Singh Johal is the President Municipal Council of the city. <ref>{{Cite web|title=अमरजीत सिंह जौहल बने राहों कौंसिल के प्रधान|url=https://www.jagran.com/punjab/nawanshahr-amarjeet-singh-johal-became-the-head-of-raho-council-21561595.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref>And [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the area is Mr. [[Angad Singh]]. Rahon is under the [[Anandpur Sahib]] [[Lok Sabha]] Constituency, for that MP is Mr. [[Manish Tewari]].
*'''Demographics''': As per the [[2011 Census of India|census 2011]], the population of Rahon was 15676 in which there are 52,74% (8,267) males, and 47.26% (7,409) are females; [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] rate of Rahon city is 80.12%, which is higher than the state average of 75.84%, Male literacy rate is around 83.84% while female literacy rate is 75.95%. The report data suggests a population of Children with ages of 0-6 is 1771, which is 11.30% of the total population of Rahon. The female Sex Ratio is 896 against the state average of 895. Moreover, the Child Sex Ratio in Rahon is around 910 compared to the Punjab state average of 846.

===Notable persons from Rahon===

*[[Chaudhry Abdul Rehman Khan]] was the Rana of Rahon Jagir and Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.
*[[Chief justice]] of [[Punjab and Haryana High Court| Punjab High Court]] Shri [[G.D. Khosla]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=41rrAAAAMAAJ&q=Chief+Justice+G.D.+Khosla+Rahon|title=Roopa-lekhā|date=1986|publisher=Printed at the I.M.H. Press, Chandri Chowk, Delhi, for the Fine Arts & Crafts Syndicate Limited, Delhi|pages=24|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Dilbagh Singh]] was [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] awarded with [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]], was the head of the [[Indian Air Force]] from 1981 to 1984, as [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]]. He was the second [[Sikh]] to hold that position.<ref name=":10" />

*[[Padma Bhushan]]-2001 awarded Shri [[B. R. Chopra]] A legendary Indian film director (22 April 1914 – 5 November 2008).<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref>
*[[Padma Bhushan]]-2011 awarded [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi]] A legendary Indian music director and composer (18 February 1927 – 19 August 2019)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-25/india/28379983_1_art-cinema-khayyam|title=Padma Bhushan Award Winners|date=25 January 2011|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104123632/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-25/india/28379983_1_art-cinema-khayyam|archive-date=4 November 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Trade and manufacturing ==
Rahon was noted for its sugar trade, shoemaking, 'gota' making and even textile manufacturing. The town missed all these crafts, activities, and exports with several disasters and many adverse circumstances.

=== Sugar ===
Sugar trade was one of the famous commercial activity at Rahon.

=== Textiles and exports ===
The town then was sharing a trade route to [[Tibet]] and Central Asia, which was favorable for exporting activities but a new route through Kabul was opened during [[Mughal era|Mughal]] times. The exports via Jammu, Leh, and present Afghanistan is recorded. Rahon was known for cotton cloth manufacturing and its exports. Many distinguished weave structures ranging from coarse varieties to fine textures were eminent. Bafta, Ghati, and Khasa were the kinds that were used to export.<ref>{{Cite book|last=India|first=Punjab|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Report_on_the_Trade_and_Resources_of_the/RuU2AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Silk+route+rahon&pg=RA2-PR207&printsec=frontcover|title=Report on the Trade and Resources of the Countries of the Northwestern boundary of India.|publisher=Government Press|year=1862|location=Original from University of Minnesota|pages=CCVII}}</ref>

==== Bafta ====
Rahon was a [[textile manufacturing]] hub especially for cotton clothes during ancient times (18th century), it was known for many textile varieties one of them was [[Bafta cloth]] which is a closed [[plain weave]] structure. The material was found in many variants, coarse to fine.<ref name=":2" />

==== Ghati ====
Rahon had an expertise for Ghati which is a highly glazed cotton [[Longcloth|long-cloth]] of fine texture also called <nowiki>''ghatti''</nowiki>. It was a superior quality cloth and expensive also. The fabric was affordable by rich persons only. The average price of printed cotton was ten annas per square yard.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mukhopādhyāẏa|first=Trailokyanātha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C3QTAAAAQAAJ&q=Rahon+cotton+long+cloth&pg=PA354|title=Art-manufactures of India|year=1888|pages=354}}</ref> Production of <nowiki>''Ghati''</nowiki> was ceased by the close of the nineteenth century.<ref>Rahon had a great reputation for a superior cotton long-cloth called ghatti worn by well to do persons but its production ceased by the close of the nineteenth century.

Punjab District Gazetteers: Nawashahr - Page [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=S50KAQAAIAAJ&q=Rahon+cotton+long+cloth&dq=Rahon+cotton+long+cloth&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&printsec=frontcover&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih_rPx59nsAhXSzjgGHVXnDmUQ6AEwA3oECAgQAg 137]</ref><ref name=":5" />

==== Khasa ====
Rahon was also producing [[Khasa (cloth)|Khasa]], the fabric then was known <nowiki>''Rahon Khasa''</nowiki> . It is a fine cotton cloth.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Tierney Aitchison|first=James Edward|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Hand_book_of_the_Trade_Products_of_Leh_w/Gcd_0QoEglQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Rahon+trade&pg=PA128&printsec=frontcover|title=Hand-book of the Trade Products of Leh, with the Statistics|year=1874|pages=128|publisher=Wyman}}</ref>

==== Khaddar ====
Rahon was famous for its trading route and [[Weaving|manufacturing]] certain [[Cotton|cotton-made]] [[Textiles|clothes]] such as [[Khes]], [[Khadi|''Khaddar'']] with coarse cotton, with various colorful [[Stripe (pattern)|stripe]] and [[Check (pattern)|checked patterns]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=(India)|first1=Punjab|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tspFAQAAIAAJ&q=Rahon+long+cloth+khaddar|title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Jullundur|year=1981|pages=147}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=(India)|first1=Punjab|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzZuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rahon+long+cloth+khaddar|title=Punjab State Gazetteer - Volume 1|year=2000|location=Punjab (India)|pages=493}}</ref>

==== Lungi ====
[[Lungi]] fabric was also made in Rahon. It was continue even after ceasing down the Ghati cloth in close of 19th century. And then slowly the labor migrated to the industrial city Ludhiana.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S50KAQAAIAAJ&q=Rahon+cotton+long+cloth|title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Nawashahr|year=2006|pages=137|last1=(India)|first1=Punjab}}</ref>

=== Gota ===
[[Ribbon|Gota]] is a narrow imitation of gold and silver [[Hem|ribbons]] used on edges of many bridal clothes, dresses and [[Shawl|dupattas]] for [[Embellishment|embellishing]] purpose. It was also manufactured and exported from Rahon.<ref name=":7" />

=== Shoe making ===
Rahon was known for the art of shoe making which attained a high degree of skill and a pair prepared by one Mian Khaki Shah of Rahon is said to still be on exhibit in a museum at [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":0" />

== Historical remains ==
This piece of land has blessings of many Saints, ''Guru’s'', ''Peer’s and Faquir’s''. Rahon has several religious places like many ancient temples, gurudwaras, mosques, sufi shrines, yogi places. There are ruins of old building structures such as Havelis ( with smaller bricks, very small than regular size). There are some remains of historical interest.

* Suraj Kund : An old Sarovar (Pool) and a temple Suraj Kund.<ref name=":3" /> <ref name=":9" />It is situated in the south direction. According to a myth in all over India there are only two and a half kunds, from which one is in Rahon, half in Haridwar and one in Nasik.
*Panch Tirthian.<ref name=":3" />
* Shri Ram sarowar, adjoining the samadhis of Tara Singh Ghaibha and his brave widow .<ref name=":1" /> And samadhi of Rana Udho.<ref name=":3" />
* Shrine Baba Roshan Shah Wali.
*Delhi Gate.<ref name=":4" /> The ruins of the Delhi gate are still there.<ref name=":8" />
* Shri Kirpal sagar: Symbolizing unity of all religions. It is a place near to Rahon, village Dariapur, it is open to all people irrespective of caste, colour, creed, or nationality.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Davinderjit Singh|first=Parminder Singh Grover Moga|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Discover_Punjab/Dy-pOAnlQL0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:%22Parminder+Singh+Grover+Moga%22&printsec=frontcover|title=Discover Punjab: Attractions of Punjab|year=2011|publisher=Parminder Singh Grover}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="traditional">
File:Ramsar temple Rahon.jpg|alt=Ramsar temple Rahon|thumb|Ramsar temple Rahon
File:Dera Ramsar temple Rahon..jpg|alt=Dera Ramsar temple Rahon..|thumb|Dera Ramsar temple Rahon..
File:Dera Suraj Kund, Rahon..jpg|alt=Dera Suraj Kund, Rahon|thumb|Dera Suraj Kund, Rahon
File:Sarovar (Pool) Suraj Kund Rahon.jpg|alt=Sarovar (Pool) Suraj Kund Rahon|thumb|Sarovar (Pool) Suraj Kund Rahon
File:Suraj Kund Rahon.jpg|alt=Suraj Kund Rahon.|thumb|Suraj Kund Rahon.
File:Dera Suraj Kund.jpg|alt=Dera Suraj Kund.|thumb|Dera Suraj Kund.
File:Dera Suraj Kund Rahon..jpg|alt=Dera Suraj Kund Rahon..|thumb|Dera Suraj Kund Rahon..
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Battle of Rahon (1710)]]
* [[Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba]]

==References==
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