Rojhan
is the Capital Seat of the Mazari Baloch tribe who
have held this territory since 1632 A.D. Prior to this the Mazari
Tribe were settled in the Bambhore Hills of present day Kahan in
Balochistan. The original city of Rojhan, situated a few kilometers
from the present city, was burnt by the Sikh invaders under the
command of Raja Kharak Singh in retaliation of a predatory
plundering raid by Mazari chief Behram Khanin 1836 on Mithankot
ruled by Sikhs at the time. Later on Truce between Both The present
City was constructed during the reign of the famous Mazari Chief,
Nawab Sir Imam Buksh Khan Mazari, K.B.E, K.C.I.E. during the early
and middle part of the 19th century. The word 'Rojhan' traces its
roots back to the ancient Babalonyian and Caspatic languages of the
Indo-European language family, meaning the 'City of Tents'. The City
is a site to many ancient yet beautiful tombs of the Mazari Nawabs
and Sardars dating as back as the 17th Century.
Government of Punjab has established new local government
system under the Punjab Local
Government Act (PLGA) 2013 after dissolving PLGO 2001. The
Chairman and Vice Chairman
have joined their offices and new local government system
has started functioning.