History of Ludhiana
Ludhiana city was founded in the time of Lodhi dynasty which ruled in Delhi from
1451-1526 A.D. The legend goes that two Lodhi Chief Yusaf Khan and Nihand Khan were
deputed by Sikandar Lodhi (1489-1517 A.D.) to restore order in this region. They
camped at the site of present city of Ludhiana which was then a village called Mir
Hota. Yusaf Khan went across the river Sutlej in Jalandhar Doab to check Khokhars
who were plundering the Doab and made a settlement at Sultanpur while Nihand Khan
stayed back and founded the present city at the site of village Mir Hota. The new
town was originally known as Lodhi-ana, which means the town of Lodi's. The name
later changed to the present name Ludhiana.
Location
Ludhiana is the most centrally located district which falls in the Malwa region
of the State of Punjab. For Administrative purposes it has been placed in the Patiala
Division. It lies between north Latitude 30o-34'
and 31o-01' and east longitude 75o-18'
and 76o-20'. It is bounded on the north by River Sutlej which
separates it from Jalandhar district. The River also forms its northern boundary
with Hoshiarpur district. On other sides it shares common boundaries with Rupnagar
district in the East, Moga district in the West, and Sangrur & Patiala districts
in the South and South east respectively.