Search the history of over 418 billion web pages on the. Bahawalpur is located south of the sutlej river and lies in the cholistan region near the thar desert. This page is meant to promote bahawalpur s rich traditions, cultural traits, history, demography, past glory and people. The city also lies at the edge of the cholistan desert, and serves as the gateway to the nearby lal suhanra national park.
A few months back before the independence of pakistan nawab mushtaq ahmed germani was the prime minister of the former state of bahawalpur. See more ideas about pakistan art, pakistan photos and duleep singh. Based upon neoclassical lines of italian chateau, the construction of noor mahal started back in 1872 during the british raj. Bahawalpur s history and architecture explores the thousandyearold civilisation of the city that stretches along the southern bank of the sutlej and indus river. Bahawalpur pakistan is neither a tale of two cities nor a traveling account. Bahawalpur became a province of pakistan in 1952 and was merged into the. This on is regarded as the socially an economically developed city of pakistan having all the basic facilities of the need. The building of the central library of bahawalpur was initially commencemented by the former aamir of bahawalpur his highness nawab sir sadiq muhammad khan v late at the celebration of his crowning as the aamir of bahawalpur with sir rolfs daniel ishaq vice rae of india on 8th of march 1934. This car was in fact loaned by the nawab of bahawalpur to the quaid for the occasion of wait for it. Sep 11, 2017 you may not know this but the last official nawab of bahawalpur, sir sadiq mohammad abbasi had a great deal to do with the creation of pakistan. Find plots and land for sale in government employees cooperative housing society bahawalpur through, pakistans largest website for plots.
Explore bahawalpurs sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset. He is also sharing his experience, wisdom and knowledge that will be helpful for all of those who want. According to the 1998 census of pakistan it had a population of 2,433,091, of which 27. After reaching pakistan, nawab of bahawalpur ordered municipal department to use all those six rolls royce cars for cleaning and transporting citys waste. General nawab sir sadiq muhammad khan v abbasi gcsi gcie kcvo urdu. The architectural heritage of bahawalpur all things pakistan. Bahawalpur was a princely state of the punjab in what is now pakistan. His ruling period was nearly 3 years and was entombed in the graveyard of malook. You may not know this but the last official nawab of bahawalpur, sir sadiq mohammad abbasi had a great deal to do with the creation of pakistan. It is in the punjab province and is the capital of bahawalpur district.
Noor mahal or royal palace in bahawalpur is one of the most awe inspiring historically and culturally rich architectural spectacles of pakistan. It was nawab bahawal khan i 1746 to 1749 who laid the foundation of baghdaduljadidin 1748 and made it as his capital. The nawab of bahawalpur and what he did for pakistan. Bahawalpur dont know what to do next, let s course finder help you discover study options for you. The most enchanting section of the book, which virtually takes the readers breath away, is the stunning.
Bahawalpur state history is stated in the following in urdu article. The main crops for which bahawalpur is recognised are cotton, sugarcane, wheat, sunflower seeds, rapemustard seed and rice. It is possible the name you are searching has less than five occurrences per year. You can catch a daewoo bus, from any big city like karachi, rawalpindi or lahore and come to bahawalpur directly. Published in the express tribune, february 17 th, 2012. It was on the southern bank of the sutlej and indus rivers. It was merged into the province of west pakistan on 14 october 1955. This short article about a place or feature can be made longer. Bahawalpur zoo was set up in 1942 by the former aamir of bahawalpur. When west pakistan was divided into four provinces i. Worlds number one rolls royce cars were being used for transportation of citys waste, the news spread all over the world rapidly and the reputation of rolls royce company was in drains. Children literature festival historial places of bahawalpur. For a broke pakistan, bahawalpur was the kingdom that kept. Bahawalpur was constituted as a municipality in 1874.
From 1977 to 1982 the zoological garden remained under the governance of the department of the live stock punjab. Oct, 1858 immediately after his death insurgence started. Studies book rode in it while going to the sindh assembly to officially announce the creation of the state of pakistan. It is situated 90 km from multan, 420 km from lahore, and 270 km from faisalabad. Bahawalpurs history and architecture explores the thousandyearold civilisation of the city that stretches along the southern bank of the sutlej and indus river. The town of bwp was built in about 1780 on an old site. A banker by profession, salim ansar has a passion for history and historic books.
His personal library already boasts a treasure trove of over 7,000 rare and unique books. Umbreen javaid abstract bahawalpur division was the state of bahawalpur, which had a history of 228 years of rule by the abbasi nawabs. Government employees cooperative housing society, bahawalpur. The nawabs left a rich architectural legacy, and bahawalpur is now known for its monuments dating from that period. Get bahawalpurs weather and area codes, time zone and dst. Its foundations were laid by the second ruler of david pota a sindhi family and so named after him as bahawalpur. The city was home to various nawabs rulers and counted as part of the rajputana states now rajasthan, india. Darbar mahal, bahawalpur bahawalpur palace, history. Ma history at the islamia university of bahawalpur iub. This page is meant to promote bahawalpurs rich traditions, cultural traits, history, demography, past glory and people. Search the history of over 418 billion web pages on the internet.
Bahawalpur simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The city, which lies just south of the sutlej river, was founded in 1748 by mu. The state, which was formed in 1727, ended in 1955 and the whole area of the state was made a division of punjab province. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. He became the nawab on the death of his father, when he was only three years old. Social security administration public data, the first name bahawalpur was not present. Camp halfblood 512 members last activity jan 06, 2018 11. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of bahawalpur.
The capital of the state was the town of bahawalpur. Best to take a guide for derawar fort although with a gps and a preplanned route you could self drive. Founded in 1748, bahawalpur was the capital of the former princely state of bahawalpur, ruled by the abbasi family of nawabs until 1955. This is the second largest library in punjab having various manuscripts and rare books. Nawab was suspecting that a servant of the palace was planning and dreaming the death of nawab gull muhammad khan. The princely state of bahawalpur was founded in 1802 by nawab mohammad bahawal khan ii after the break up of durrani empire.
A demand by shah for a sanction from the nawab of army expenses of rs 1 crore 10 million per annum on top of an immediate rs 1 crore for expenses in upgrading and retraining was an extra sting in the tail. Pakistani readers 2955 members last activity 39 minutes ago for pakistani readers, authors and every one who like books. It was an independent state until the creation of pakistan 1947. Noor mahal and gulzar mahal are the most elegant buildings in bahawalpur built in the italian style. Published by islamabad, pakistan post office faoundation press karachi 2006, 1st edition, quantity. He felt severe lack of a good library in bahawalpur and decided to take the building, furniture and books under official custody from the department of municipality bahawalpur. Every week, we shall take a leaf from one such book and treat you to a little taste of history. Get full details about ma history at the islamia university of bahawalpur iub pakistan. The story tells how adventurous abbasid remnants after the downfall of their empire at baghdad got another lease of life on the indian soil. Bahawalpur princely state simple english wikipedia.
The central library bahawalpur is another landmark of bahawalpur architecture which was built in 1924. Sindh, baluchistan, nwfp, and punjab, bahawalpur became a part of punjab. Bahawalpur has a very beautiful daewoo bus terminal. In 1955 after the adjacency of the state of bahawalpur with pakistan the administration of the zoo was entrusted to the department of agriculture. Places to visit in bahawalpur pakistan tours guide. In any case, the politics of bahawalpur has gone way ahead for anyone to put the geneie back into the bottle of its history.
Muqaddimahbahawalpur1935jild3 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. The nawabs of bahawalpur originally came from sindh. It was built in thirteenth century by the rajputs of jaiselmer. Handicrafts of bahawalpur south punjab pakistan miss. One too many stories were fabricated with regards to its construction. I cant seem to find any pictures of bahawalpur forces, there is one in the video and they look really good. Bahawalpur is pakistans 12th ancient city that is regarded as punjabs division. Near arfaat e shireen bakers, commercial area,satellite town, bahawalpur, punjab, pakistan. Rj irfan haidar doing show at fm 101 bahawalpur how a radio jockey do show. The famous fort derawar was once the capital of bahawalpur state. A pictorial journey into the past, sights in the sands of cholistan. Bahawalpur pertains to be one of the interesting episodes of the history of the subcontinent. Bahawalpur princely state simple english wikipedia, the. Jan 24, 2014 after reaching pakistan, nawab of bahawalpur ordered municipal department to use all those six rolls royce cars for cleaning and transporting citys waste.
Jan 18, 2018 documentary of qila derawar in urdu hindi. In 1878, bahawalpur s 4,285foot long empress bridge was opened as the only rail crossing over the sutlej river. Bahawalpur state history is stated in the following in urdu. Central library bahawalpur collection of books, newpapers. History the abbasidaudpotas, the tribe from whom the ruling family of bahawalpur belong, claims descent from the abbasid caliphs. Bahawalpur is connected with all major cities of pakistan by train. Nawab rahim yar khan abbassi iv ninth ruler of the state of bahawalpur year of birth. Bahawalpur s sadiq egerton college was founded in 1886. The nawab of bahawalpur and what he did for pakistan discussion in pakistan history started by talwar e pakistan, oct 20, 2017. The state covered an area of 45,911 km 2 17,726 sq mi 17,494 sq mi and had a population of 1,341,209 in 1941. Ma history at the islamia university of bahawalpur iub pakistan.
The nawab countered with a request to maintain half the bahawalpur forces as his personal bodyguard under his direct command. Bahawalpur is the size of denmark lying between the punjab and sindh. Newsline this is a book that is part history but mainly a cataloguing of the many architectural wonders of the erstwhile state of bahawalpur. The state acceded to pakistan on 7 october 1947 when nawab sadiq muhammad khan abbasi v decided to join pakistan. History and architecture by shujaat zamir dar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Places to visit in bahawalpur bahawalpur is circumvented by many pulchritudinous tourist spots, like lal sohanra national park, and famous shrines like uchh sharif. The most enchanting section of the book, which virtually takes the readers breath away, is the stunning photography that accompanies the text on the abbasid palaces.
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