Raja Sálbán

Raja Sálbán (also known as Salivahan) was a legendary Indian monarch who is said to have lived in the first century CE, and is said to have founded the city of Sialkot and the Sialkot Fort in Punjab. He is said to have also conquered territory in Multan and Sindh. Salban was said to have been the first of the Rajputs claiming the mythological Hindu Yaduvanshi lineage to settle in Punjab. According to Punjabi folklore, he was father of Puran Bhagat and Raja Rasalu, the protagonist of the Adventures of Raja Rasalu. Monarchs of Sialkot in Punjabi folklore such as Raja Sálbán and Raja Rasalu may have belonged to the Takka kingdom.

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