Naushehra Pannuan is a large village located in the Tarn Taran district in the Indian State of Punjab. The village is believed to be the largest village of the Pannu Jatt Sikh clan. Naushehra holds a prominent position in Punjab state politics with a number of state politicians vying for candidacy in the Naushehra Constituency each year. The village experienced violence during the military conflict between the Indian Government and separatist groups in the 1980s. Demographics As of the 2011 Census, the population of the village was 7,785, with 4,096 males and 3,689 females. The census also reported that the village has 4,943 literate and 2,842 illiterate persons. History Origin According to a local legend, the Pannu Jatt clan which established Naushehra Pannuan had originally lived near the village of Lachmann Maari in Batala. One morning, a woman belonging to this clan was harassed by a Muslim Chaudhry (hereditary landholder) who she killed with a stick. As a result, the clan had to leave that area and settle in the village of Jaura near Tarn Taran. One of the elders of the village became a disciple of lord Nashriya Shah, who asked the clan to establish a new village, and they founded Naushehra at its current location. The village is named after the lord Nashriya Shah. The ruins of his tomb and the adjoining mosque are in the northeastern section of the village in Desuwal Patti. An alternative legend tells that the village was constructed by Baba Rassal under the spiritual guidance of Baba Mange Shah, the village's other patron. The legend states that Mange Shah blessed Baba Rassal with a 50 paise coin that would double each day. Baba Rassal used this money to construct the town and its mud-brick fortifications including the city walls and gates around the village. In return for his patronage and blessings, Baba Mange Shah asked Baba Rassal not to reveal the source of this money to anyone. However, Baba Rassal was increasingly pressed by his wife and revealed the source of the wealth. As a result, the money stopped doubling and work stopped abruptly. It is believed that this is the reason why the village fortifications appear unfinished. According to this legend, Baba Rassal had six sons, to whom he bequeathed six different pattis or sections of the village. Desuwal Patti is one of these original pattis. 17th–18th Century The 10th Sikh Guru,