About Kotkapura

Kot Kapura (Punjabi: , Hindi: ) is a historic city some 50km from Bathinda, 40km from Moga and 30km from Muktsar in the state of Punjab, India. It is the largest city in the Faridkot District and has a large cotton market, considered one of the best in Asia.It takes around 20 minutes by bus from Faridkot, 5 hours by from Chandigarh and 2.5 hours from Ludhiana,and 7 hours from New Delhi by train to reach the city. It is a central city on route to Ganganagar, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Firozpur. Kot Kapura takes its name from its founder, Nawab Kapura Singh, and the word "Kot", meaning a small fort literally the "fort of Kapura". Bhallan, founder of the Faridkot principality, was an ardent follower Guru Har Gobind, the 6th Sikh Guru. He helped Guru Har Gobind Ji in the Battle of Mehraj, but died issueless in 1643. He was succeeded by his nephew, Kapura, who founded the town of Kot Kapura in 1661. Nawab Kapura was the chaudhry of eighty-four villages. Guru Gobind Singh,...