Taking G.T.Road from Rawalpindi, few furlongs short of the station of Sohawa, due left, a tiny road branches off into the wilderness called Dhamiak. A roadside board announces that it leads to the Tomb of Shahab-ud-Din Ghauri. Plying on tiny offshoot purpose built to drive to the tomb we reach an extravagant structure, a fairly modern construction. Introductory plaques in English & Urdu give a brief rundown on Moiz ud Din Muhammad Ibn Sam popularly knowns as Shahabuddin Ghauri and how in they year 1192 CE, he defeated a grand Rajput Army under Prithvi Raj Chauhan and eventually became Fateh Hind (the conquerer of Hindustan). The fact that this was the second Ghaurid attack and that the same army was routed by Rajputs during their first assault the previous year is conveniently omitted. This discussion, however, is beyond the scope of this story, so dear reader, we continue reading the inscription that then tell us that our Ghaurid Sultan was treacherously assassinated here with his three guards.
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