Sialkot is a city situated in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located near Indo-Pak
border, about 125 k.m. from Lahore, the capital of Punjab. The city is famous for
being the birthplace of Allama Iqbal.
This city is centries old. According to tradition, it was constructed by Raja Sul.
After his death some 5000 years ago, there is a tradition that the dynasity continued
for some 1500 years and then the country was flooded and remained one vast uninhabited
region for about 1000 years.
The popular belief is that it was re-founded in the reign of Vikramaditya of Ujjain
by Raja Sáliváhan or Sálbán, who built the fort and city and gave the place its
present name. It is believed that the name of the city means "Fort of the Sia",
the Sia being a particular caste which founded the city in ancient times.