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| other_name = Kuhram
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'''Ghuram''' is a village in the [[Patiala district]] of [[Punjab, India]].

== History ==
An ancient site called Ram Garh is located in Ghuram. Some coins discovered here were attributed to the ancient [[Audumbaras|Audumbara]] tribe by archaeologists G. B. Sharma and Manmohan Kumar,<ref name="GBSharma_1980">{{cite book |author1=G. B. Sharma |author2=Manmohan Kumar |chapter=Excavation at Ghuram |title=Proceedings of the Punjab History Conference |volume=13 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljA5AAAAIAAJ |year=1980 |publisher=Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University |pages=32–47 }}</ref> but later scholars have assigned these to the Mitra rulers including Indramitra.<ref>{{cite book |author=Devendra Handa |title=Tribal Coins of Ancient India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V48aAAAAYAAJ |year=2007 |publisher=Aryan Books International |isbn=978-81-7305-317-7 |pages=236–241 }}</ref> In 1976, Sharma discovered a seal bearing the [[Gupta Brahmi]] legend "Ghvankrum", which may be the ancient name of Ghuram.<ref>{{cite book |author=Parmanand Gupta |title=Geography from Ancient Indian Coins & Seals |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LzHpZ5N5MhcC&pg=PA200 |year=1989 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-248-4 |page=200 }}</ref> According to a local tradition, [[Kaushalya]], the mother of the legendary hero [[Rama]], was born in Ghuram.<ref>{{cite book |author=Sukhdev Singh Chib |title=Punjab |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U44BAAAAMAAJ |year=1977 |publisher=Light & Life |page=2 }}</ref>

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Mound of Ghuram, district Patiala, Punjab.jpg | Mound of Ghuram
Bhikham Shah Da Maqbra, Ghuram,district Patiala, Punjab.jpg | Bhikham Shah Da Maqbra
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Ghuram is mentioned as "Kuhram" in [[Persian language]] sources such as ''[[Ain-i-Akbari]]''.<ref name="GBSharma_1980"/> After the [[Ghurid]] ruler [[Muhammad of Ghor|Mu'izz ad-Din]] defeated the [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari|Chahamana]] king [[Prithviraja III]] at the [[Second Battle of Tarain]] in 1192, he placed his general [[Qutb al-Din Aibak]] at Ghuram.<ref>{{cite book |author=K. A. Nizami |author-link=K. A. Nizami |chapter=The Early Turkish Sultans of Delhi |editor1=Mohammad Habib |editor2=Khaliq Ahmad Nizami |title=A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat (A.D. 1206-1526) |volume=5 |edition=Second |year=1992 |publisher=The Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_9cmAQAAMAAJ |oclc=31870180 |page=166 }}</ref>

According to a legend, when the Sikh leader [[Guru Gobind Singh]] was born at [[Patna]], Bhikhan Shah - a Muslim [[Sufi]] [[fakir]] of Ghuram - had visions of his divinity. Bhikhan Shah traveled to Patna with some of his followers, and told the Gobind Singh's maternal uncle Kirpal Singh about his visions.<ref>{{cite book |author=Prithi Pal Singh |title=The History of Sikh Gurus |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EhGkVkhUuqoC&pg=PA130 |year=2006 |publisher=Lotus Press |isbn=978-81-8382-075-2 |page=130 }}</ref>

== Demographics ==

According to the 2011 census of India, the village has 3,165 people living in 614 households. This includes 1,670 males and 1,495 females. 519 villagers belong to the [[scheduled castes]]. The number of literates is 1,827.<ref name="census_2011">{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0314_PART_B_DCHB_PATIALA.pdf |title=Patial District Census Handbook |access-date=2019-05-25 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations }}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Patiala district}}

[[Category:Villages in Patiala district]]

Ghuram - Revision history

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