03rd July 2022
Bhasin is an old village, located some 10 Kilometers from Batapur in the east direction. Bhasin is located on an old mound and has also been destroyed in past twice by floods. During our visit elders shared a myth regarding Bhasin that when in the old days Lahore city used to destroy by the flood waters of Ravi it was only then water entered Bhasin due to its higher ground level than Lahore. Before the partition of 1947, here in Bhasin, a large community of Sikhs used to live, one still can find the remains of magnificent Havelis and Samadis.
Bhasin is also famous because of the ' Battle of Bhasin' that happened in 1800 AD. Bhangi chiefs of Lahore, Nizam-ud-Din, Nawab of Kasur, Sahib Singh of Gujarat, and the Ramgarhia Sardars felt jealous of the growing power of Ranjit Singh and formed a coalition against him. They met at Bhasin where they hatched a conspiracy to invite Ranjit Singh and murder him there
Ranjit Singh encamped in the plains of village Bhasin near Lahore. Ranjit Singh also got prepared for the contest. For two months, armies of both sides remained arrayed against each other. A few skirmishes took place but the confederates against Ranjit Singh did not risk full-scale war. During this period of procrastination, Bhangi Chief Gulab Singh, one day drank himself to death and his troopers left Bhasin, following which other allied forces also melted away and Ranjit Singh emerged victorious.
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| Samadhi of Bhangi Chieftain Sardar Gulab Singh |
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| Samadhi of Bhangi Chieftain Sardar Gulab Singh |
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| | Samadhi of Bhangi Chieftain Sardar Gulab Singh |
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| | Samadhi of Bhangi Chieftain Sardar Gulab Singh |
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| | Samadhi of Bhangi Chieftain Sardar Gulab Singh |
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| | Samadhi of Bhangi Chieftain Sardar Gulab Singh |
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| | Samadhi of Bhangi Chieftain Sardar Gulab Singh |
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| | Samadhi of Bhangi Chieftain Sardar Gulab Singh |
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| | Samadhi of Bhangi Chieftain Sardar Gulab Singh |
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