Jacobabad was founded on the site of Khangarh village in 1847 by General John Jacob who helped transform the tribal mentality people of the town into productive peace loving people. General John Jacob, for many years commandant of the Sind Horse, who died here in 1858. A memorial exists at the Victoria Tower in the heart of the city.His grave site is still visited by people of the town. In the 1970s, the government proposed to rename the town back to Khangarh, but the local residents refused. —
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 02:33:12 +0000
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