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Once the owner of famous Khalil Manzil, a private Mansion in Takia Sardar Shah, Mozang, Lahore and various other landed property, he gave away 26 Murabba / Square (1 Murabba=24/25 Acre) landed property in Raiwind, Lahore to the Government of Pakistan. Such was his love for the country.
Also applicable for Lahore (Pakistan): 1 Karam 60 inches; 1 Sq. Karam or Sarsahi 2.777777 Sq. yds. 9 Sarsahies or 1 Marla 24.999999 Sq. yards say 25 Sq.yards. 20 Marlas or 1 Kanal 499.9999 Sq. yards say 500 Sq.yards; 193.60 Marlas (9 Kanals1 Acre or 4840 Sq.yds 13 Marlas 5 Sarsahis)
1846 – British Council of Regency of the Punjab established. [14] 1849 3 January: British East India Company in power. [15] Lahore Chronicle newspaper begins publication. [16] 1850s – Grand Trunk Road Peshawar-Lahore extension constructed (approximate date). [17] 1858 November 1 – British Crown in power. [1] 1859 – Masonic Temple built ...
Lahore reached a peak of architectural glory during the rule of the Mughals, whose buildings and gardens survived the hazards of time. Lahore's reputation for beauty fascinated the English poet John Milton, who wrote "Agra and Lahore, the Seat of Great Mughal" in 1670. [32] From 1524 to 1752, Lahore was part of the Mughal Empire. Lahore touched ...
An estimated 200,000 people lived in Lahore at this time. [99] Lahore's posh Model Town was established as a "garden town" suburb in 1921, while Krishan Nagar locality was laid in the 1930s near The Mall and Walled City. The Mall, Lahore's pre-independence commercial core, features many examples of colonial architecture.
The Subah of Lahore (Punjabi: لہور دا صوبہ, romanized: La(h)ōr Dā Sūbāh; Persian: صوبه لاهور, romanized: Sūbāh-ey-Lāhōr) was one of the three subahs (provinces) of the Mughal Empire in the Punjab region, alongside Multan and Delhi subahs, encompassing the northern, central and eastern Punjab. [1] [2] It was created as ...
Lahore District had three tehsils, Chunian, Lahore and Qasur, all of which were Muslim majority (60.85%, 62.12%, and 57.19% Muslim respectively). While Chunian and Lahore Tehsils were entirely given to Pakistan, Qasur Tehsil was divided into two parts, which the larger part going to India. This was under the grounds of "protecting Amritsar city".
A man celebrating Mela Chiraghan. Mela Chiraghan or Mela Shalimar (Punjabi: میلہ چراغاں; "Festival of Lights") was a three-day annual festival to mark the urs (death anniversary) of the Punjabi poet and Sufi saint Shah Hussain (1538 – 1599) who lived in Lahore in the 16th century.