District Firozpur

Firozpur (Hussainiwala Martyrs Memorial, Saragarhi Heroism, Anglo-Sikh Wars, and Border Bastion)

Firozpur is an immortal border bastion and sacred pilgrimage of Indian patriotism situated along the Sutlej River in Punjab, India. Founded in the 14th century (c. 1360 CE) by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq, the city is globally revered as the site of the Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial—where freedom legends Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar were clandestinely cremated by British authorities on the dark night of March 23, 1931. Ground zero for the monumental pitched battles of the First Anglo-Sikh War (Mudki, Ferozeshah, and Sobraon), home to the historic Saragarhi Memorial Gurdwara (honoring the 21 Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikhs in 1897), and custodian of the Harike Pattan Ramsar wetland, Firozpur is a living citadel of Indian valor.