Dulmial Cannon I Village With The Gun I The Home of Gunners I 25 Million Years Old Human Skull

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Dulmial Cannon I Village With The Gun I The Home of Gunners I 25 Million Years Old Human Skull

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At the center of a small village in the mountainous Salt Range region of Pakistan sits a nineteenth century British cannon. Dulmial, known within Pakistan simply as ‘the village with the gun’ – was presented with the artillery piece in 1925 in recognition of the service and sacrifice of the village’s inhabitants prior to and during the First World War.

Dulmial is a village approximately 150 kilometres south of Islamabad in Pakistan. It is located on the road starting from Choa Saidan Shah to Kallar Kahar near the scenic Hindu monument The KatasRaj Temple.

Dulmial is known as the "village with the gun" and the "Home Town of Gunners". Since its foundation some eight centuries ago, the village has provided the largest number of army men to the state.

Dulmial village sent 460 soldiers to the British forces in World War I, the largest participation of any village in South Asia[1] nine died. The village sent 732 soldiers to World War II.

A memorial stone was built in honor of the 460 soldiers on the premises of a primary school. In 1925, the British government presented Dulmial with a cannon in recognition of its World War I contributions; the award, chosen by a village representative, was transported from Jhelum first by train and then in a cart drawn by oxen. It was mounted at the entrance to the village with a plaque, and as a result Dulmial is known in Pakistan as "the village with the gun".

After the creation of Pakistan, Dulmial provided five lieutenant-generals and 23 brigadiers along with many other junior officers to the Pakistan Army.

A century ago, the area in which Dulmial lies was part of British India, which meant that its inhabitants were drawn into the Great War on the side of the Allies. A settlement steeped in military history, Dulmial sent 460 men to fight in the British Army, contributing to the 1.2 million strong force from undivided India that fought with the British during the First World War.

In 1925 the British Government offered Dulmial an award of their choosing in recognition of their significant military service and sacrifice. The man in charge of choosing was Captain Ghulam Mohammad Malik, the highest ranking and most decorated soldier of the village. A career soldier of great experience, he chose to have Dulmial’s contribution recognized with the presentation of a cannon.

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