<P> The predominantly Muslim population supported both the Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement . After the independence of Pakistan and partition from India in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs were displaced to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Jhelum District . </P> <P> Jhelum has long been a key recruiting ground for the Armed Forces and has a history of providing large number of soldiers in particular . It has sent men to serve first in the Honourable East India Company Army then the British Army and more recently to the Pakistan Armed Forces . As a result it is known locally as city of soldiers or land of martyrs and warriors . During the First World War, Jhelum was notable for providing a significant number of recruits to the Indian Expeditionary Force and, as a result, became a strong source of recruits for the British Indian Army right up to independence . </P> <P> The first Victoria Cross to be awarded to a son of Jhelum (the highest Imperial, British and Commonwealth award for gallantry) was earned by Subedar Khuda Dad Khan during the First World War whilst fighting in Belgium . Later another son of Jhelum was to be awarded its equivalent; the Nishan - e-Haider of Pakistan . Major Muhammad Akram (Shaheed) received his award posthumously for his actions during the Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 . </P> <P> It is of note that when Pakistan declared independence in 1947, three out the four senior major generals of the new Pakistan Army were from Jhelum: Major General Muhammad Akbar, Major General Nazir Ahmed and Major General Muhammad Iftekhar . Other senior Pakistani military officers of note, who have originated from Jhelum, are; Air Commodore Muhammad Khan Janjua, General Asif Nawaz Janjua and Admiral Tariq Kamal Khan . Colonel Muhammad Khan, the author of Bajang Amad and Bazam Araian, also came from Jhelum . </P>

Which of the rulers fought a famous battle on the banks of jhelum river