Mong or Mung is a town and Union Council of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°39′00″N 73°31′00″E / 32.6500°N 73.5167°E / 32.6500; 73.5167Coordinates: 32°39′00″N 73°31′00″E / 32.6500°N 73.5167°E / 32.6500; 73.5167 at an altitude of 217 metres (715 feet).
Mong, a historic and densely populated village was built on the ancient city of Nicaea which was founded by Alexander the Great in commemoration of his victory over Raja Porus in the battle of Hydaspes. This historical "Battle of the Hydaspes River" was fought between Alexander the Great of Macedonia and Raja Porus of Kingdom of Porus in 326 BCE, on the left bank of Hydaspes River (now River Jhelum) in Pakistan. As a result of this battle, Alexander founded two cities, Nicaea (Victory) at the site of modern day Mong and Bucephala at the site of Phalia in district Mandi Bahauddin.
According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India: “ The overthrow of the Bactrians by the Parthians in the latter half of the second century brought another change of rulers, and the coins of the Indo-Parthian Maues (c. 120 BCE), who is known to local tradition as Raja Moga, have been found at Mong. At the end of the first century A. D., ie whole of the Punjab was conquered by the Yueh-chi. ”
Centuries later, almost at the same location, few kilometers away from Mong, the Second Anglo-Sikh War in January 1849 in the region of Lord Guff, the British and the Khalsa Sikh Army fought at Chillianwala.
The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslims refugees from India settled down in Mandi Bahauddin District.
The three main tribes are Arain, Khokhar and Jat respectively. Most families work on their small native land farms although significant numbers of Mong residents have sought employment in Saudi Arabia, some other Gulf States and Europe.
Mong is also home to some famous players of Kabaddi district level team, and Volleyball is a favourite game of the village.