Ganji Bar. This opinion is more reliable as it tells the real meanings of Ganji. Satgarah Another place in Ganji Bar is Satgarah. It is also described in Ain-Akbar Ii. It was a projecting point of the high bank which marks the limits of widening of the Ravi on the east. The name means ―Seven castles‖ but these are no longer exist. There is an old brick fort and several isolated mounds. Which marks the site of an ancient city. This old city of Ganji Bar was the center of politics during Mughal rule. Sardar Chakar khan Rind made it the capital of his rule in this area. Hamayuon got refuge here. Important Personalities The formidable Mallians of Sandal and Ganji Bars ferociously fought Alexander, on his way back home, along the river Ravi. Alexander himself was struck with a near-fatal arrow by the Mallians in Multan. The Ganji Bar was home to Rai Ahmed Khan Kharal who fought the British colonialists in the 19the century. Baba Farid, the pioneer of the Punjabi literary tradition, after shifting from royalty-infested Delhi to Pakpattan (Ajodhan) lived on the borders of Nili and Ganji Bars. He in his couplets employs a blend of Multani and Lehndi. We find yet another poet, Ali Haidar Multani, whose classical verses carry the spontaneity and sweetness of folk songs. Mian Mohammad Bakhsh who did not live in Bar too had a fascination for it: ‘deer munching your grass in the Bar beware; the hunter is all set to breathe down your neck. Role in War of Independence 1857 Many people participated in the War of Independence 1857 in the Bar area. District headquarter Gogaira was the center of the war. It is situated in Ganji bar. Other cities of Ganji Bar were Harappa, Chichawatni, and Kamalia. When British annexed Punjab in 1849, the District Headquarters of this area was Pakpattan. It consisted of the present Sahiwal division. Now it consists of three districts Sahiwal, Okara and Pakpattan. After defeating Sikhs, the British made Gogaira its District headquarter which was on the southern bank of River Ravi. It was the root of communication through River Ravi and road along with Ravi from Lahore to Multan and Karachi. It was also on the military road from Lahore to Multan. It was called Kakhan Wali Sarak (Road of Straws). It is about 30 miles from Sahiwal to Ravi. In 1855