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Sahiwal Division is one of the nine Divisions of Punjab province, Pakistan. In 1998, the population of Sahiwal was 6,271,247. The population rate of growth was 1.92 percent per annum. In 2008, Sahiwal Division was divided into three districts: Sahiwal District, Okara District and Pakpattan District. The city of Sahiwal is the capital of both Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division.About 18mi southwest of Sahiwal is Harappa, an ancient city of the Indus Valley civilisation. About 28mi west of Sahiwal, at Kamalia township, is the site of Malli, a city captured by Alexander the Great in 325 BCE. Alexander stayed in this region of Punjab for two years in a time of frequent military conflict.In 1849, Pakpattan administrative district was created in the area between Lahore and Multan. In 1851, Pakpattan's headquarters was moved to Gogera. The Pakpattan administrative district was renamed the Gogera district. In September 1858, Rai Ahmed Nawaz Khan Kharal, a land holder in the Gogera region, fought in India's First War of Independence. His comrades were Murad Fatiana, Shujaa Bhadur, and Mokha Wehniwal. Khan's fight for independence from the British raj led to his own death and that of the commisioner for Gogera, a man called Berkeley .