Prior to the 14th century, Fatehgarh Churian was an area dominated by the Bandesha Jatts. They are believed to have arrived in this region after they were uprooted by raids of Mohammad Ghazni and subsequent "forced Islamisation" in southern Punjab and Sindh regions. Bandesha were initially referred to as Ba-Desha(people from different Desh). Later the Jatts here converted to Islam under Sufi influence. Baba shri chand ji son sh Guru Nanak dev ji also visited this town. The town was earlier a village named Churianvala because it is believed that bangle traders used to sell their goods here. During the 18th century, nearby 1745 the Kanhaiya Misl of Sandhu Jatts after destroying Muslim controlled areas, moved towards Amritsar, one section under leadership of Baghel Singh Sandhu and his son Haqiqat Singh Sandhu settled in Sohian village. After some time, they established a village Sangatpura to settle their armies. During this conquest, the local Hindus of Churianvala told the Kanhaiya Sardars about the misdeeds of Churianvala's Muslims towards them. Under the Flag of Khalsa, the Kanhaiya Sardars destroyed the Chrianvala settlement and made the wrongdoers pay for their sins. After the defeat, Muslim Bandeshas accepted Sikhism . After his win, he named the area as Fatehgarh, but because the area was called Churianvala, the area slowly became known as Fatehgarh Churian. Fatehgarh Churian became the headquarters of Haqiqat Singh. Haqiqat Singh Kanhaiya Sandhu further united Kotli Soorat Malhi, Kalanur, Taragarh, Narot Jaimal Singh and many villages under his territory. Fatehgarh Churian became the capital of his kingdom, and became very prosperous under his policies. To form an alliance with the Phulkian Misl, Haqiqat Singh married his son Jaimal Singh Kanhaiya to Sahib Kaur, daughter of Raja Amar Singh of Patiala. In 1782, Haqiqat Singh Kanhaiya died, and control was passed down to his son Jaimal Singh Kanhaiya.[6] Kharak Singh, son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was married to Chand Kaur, daughter of Sardar Jaimal Singh Kanhaiya in this town. Sardar Jaimal Singh Kanhaiya built a temple called Panj Mandir with a Pucca tank for the Anand Karaj, which still stands.[7] The marriage was celebrated throughout Punjab, and Fatehgarh Churian became the center of attraction. For the convenience of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's guests, Jaimal Singh Kanhaiya built a huge pond and 12 darhi. Later on, his son Chanda Singh Kanhaiya, on the request of his Purohit, built a temple near this pond and 12 darhi, which is today known as Talab Wala Mandir. Gagranwala Mandir is the most popular temple in Fatehgarh Churian. It was constructed by Chanda Singh Kanhaiya, on his land, for the local Hindu population. The temple is famous for its Golden Gagrans, donated by Chanda Singh Kanhaiya. After the Second Anglo-Sikh War, most of the estates of Chanda Singh Kanhaiya were captured by the British, because Chanda Singh Kanhaiya hadn't sided with the British. After Fatehgarh Churian was included in the British territory, Diwans of Kanhaiya Misl pledged allegiance to the British Crown. This broke the relationship between Diwans and Kanhaiyas, and most of the estates of Chanda Singh Kanhaiya were granted to Diwans by the British. Diwan Dilbag Rai, among the Diwans, was made honorary magistrate of Fatehgarh Churian by the British in the early 20th century, and represented the local populace. Diwans were the richest family of the town ,as they owned more than 600 acres of land which was gone under possession to British gov from Kanhaiyas. Dinesh Khanna men's single Badminton Asian champion of 1965 belonged to Diwan Family. Before 1947, the town had a majority Muslim population around 60% that included Shias and Sunnis in equal numbers. Syed families migrated to Gujranwala and Lahore.Syed Jafer Hussain Shah a sub inspector police migrated amongst them and his son's shrine Darbar Peer Syed Ghulam Abbas Naqvi Bukhari is situated in Nanoke Tehsil Daska Distt Sialkot in Pakistan. --