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The town of Malaudh, or Maloud, is situated at a distance of about 40 kilometres from Ludhiana on the Ludhiana-Ahmedgarh Road and is linked by approach road from Kup Rorian on the Malerkotla road . It lies on 75°- 56’ Longitude and 30° – 38’ Latitude. Malaudh is a very ancient place which was known as Malla Udey or rise of the Mallas with whom Multan or Mallustan is associated and later got corrupted to Malaudh. There was a Theh Loharan about 1 kilometer on the southern side which has now disappeared. Malaudh has a Government High School (Co-educational), Middle School for girls and a Primary School for boys, a Post Office, Primary Health Centre and a Veterinary Dispensary. Malaudh became a part of the Ludhiana District when it was formed out of the territories annexed by the British in 1846. ==History== It was held by the Malaudh Phoolkian Sardars since the middle of eighteenth century. The Malaudh Chiefs held the greater part of the Ludhiana and jagraon tahsils and like others of the Phulkian stock, had also a system of Revenue collection taking a share of the produce from the husbandman. The ruling families of Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Faridkot, Bhadaur and Malaudh all descend from the Raja of Jaisalmer Maharawal Jaisal, Yadu Bhatti Rajputs of Chandra Vanshi clan and descendants of Lord Krishna, ''Avatar'' of Lord Vishnu.〔The Rajas of Punjab pp.273-275 By Sir H Lepel Griffin〕 Phool, a Sidhu Brar was the founder of this family which used Phoolkian from Phool, as their eponym. Phool along with his brother Sandali became orphans in 1618 and both were taken under the wings of their Uncle Chaudhary Kala who founded Mehraj on the advice of the sixth Guru Hargobind . They both visited Guru Hargobind as youngsters, it is said that their uncle told them to rap their bellies to indicate to the Guru the poverty and hunger they were enduring. On being told his name was Phool which means flower, the ''Guru'' Hargobind said, " ''The name shall be a True Omen, and he shall bear many blossoms'' " The Guru blessed Phool and is said to have told him that he would make a King. The Guru Har Rai had blessed him thus: ''You feel’eth hunger now, worry no more...your house shall be a very big Charity House ....donating and feeding many…….the horses of you Armies shall graze in grasslands spanning the area between the Yamuna and the Sutlej.'' Phool's eldest son Tiloka was the ancestor of the Nabha, Jind and Badrukha royal families and his second son Rama sired six sons and out of Dunna, Ala Singh & Bakhta sprang the great princely states of Bhadaur, Patiala and Malaudh which were the most important of the Cis-Satluj States belonging to the Phoolkian Misl 〔Latif, S.M., History of the Punjab〕 and the prophecy of the Guru was fulfilled.〔Chiefs and families of note in Punjab Vol.1 pp. 194-198〕 Bakhta, the ancestor of the Malaudh royal family was Rama's fourth Son. It was in 1754 that Sardar Man Singh son of Bakhta Mal of the legendary Phoolka feudal family conquered the fort from the Malerkotla Afghans. Thereafter Malaudh remained under the Malaudh Sardars who held over 85 villages to the south of Ludhiana .〔Gazetteer of the Ludhiana District (1888-9) pp.106-108〕 Sardar Dalel Singh son of Man Singh was a religious minded ascetic, he employed as his officials Fakirs & Mahants and outlawed hunting on his estates. In 1806, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, passing through the country, summoned Sardar Dalel Singh. On his refusal to come, he was engaged in prayers and devotion, Ranjit Singh was incensed and seized his eldest son Fateh Singh making him carry a heavy load for a long distance releasing him only when the Sardar had paid him Rs. 22,000 as fine or harrzana.〔The Rajas of Panjab pp.274 Sir Lepel Griffin〕 The Phoolkian Chiefs of Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Bhadaur and Malaudh could not pull along well with Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Therefore they sought help from the British who made Maharaja Ranjit Singh sign the Treaty of Amritsar in 1809.Thus the Phoolkian States retained their independent identity and came to be known as the Cis-Satluj States under the protection of the British Empire .〔Phulkian States Gazetteer〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malaudh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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