Bahawalpur State in picture

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Great contribution to Pak movement

 

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The Historic Coin issued by government of Bahawalpur on the occasion of affiliated with Pakistan.

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Bahawalpur (Urdu: بہاولپُور ‬‎), was a princely state of British India and later, Pakistan, that existed from 1802 to 1955. It was a part of Punjab States Agency. The state covered an area of 45,911 km² (17,494 sq mi) and had a population of 1,341,209 in 1941. The capital of the state was the town of Bahawalpur.

Bahawalpur state was founded in 1802 by Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi after the breakup of the Durrani Empire. His successor was Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi III. On 22 February 1833, Abbasi III entered into subsidiary alliance with the British by which Bahawalpur was admitted as a princely state of British India. When India became independent of British rule in 1947 and partitioned into two states, India and Pakistan, Bahawalpur joined the Dominion of Pakistan. Bahawalpur remained an autonomous entity till 14 October 1955 when it was merged with the province of West Pakistan.

 

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The Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi V Bahadur of Bahawalpur (1883–1907).

General Nawab Sadiq Mohammad Khan V, the last ruling and perhaps the most popular Nawab of Bahawalpur State. He became the Nawab on the death of his father, when he was only three years old. In 1955 he signed an agreement with the Governor-General of Pakistan, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, under which Bahawalpur became part of the province of West Pakistan, with effect from 14 October 1955, and the Ameer received a yearly privy purse of 32 lakhs of rupees, keeping his titles.
The same year, he was promoted to the rank of General in the Pakistan Army.

He died in 1966, aged 62.

14 October 1955 -- State of Bahawalpur abolished

Sadiq aged 15

 

[third eye]

References to this erstwhile State from an old book Ca 1903

The Bahawalpur State possessed a revenue o£ 24 lakhs & was situated between the Punjab and Rajputana ; and had an area of 15000 square miles (of which 9,880 was desert).

The capital of the State was situated about 2 miles from the Sutlej river on the Indus Vallej State railway, 272 miles from Lahore and 510 from Karachi.

The ancestors of the ruling family, the Daudputras, originally came from Sind and assumed independence during the dismemberment of the Durrani Empire which followed the expulsion of Shah Shuja from Kabul.

On the rise of Ranjit Singh, the Nawab Bahawal Khan made several applications to the British Government for an engagement of protection. These, however, were declined; but the treaties of Lahore in 1809, whereby Ranjit Singh was confined to the right bank of the Sutlej, in reality effected this object.

In 1837 the Nawab Bahawal Khan aided the march of British troops towards Kabul by making roads and providing
transport. During the first Afghan War the same Nawab rendered assistance both in facilitating the passage of troops through his territory and in furnishing supplies.

In 1847-48 he co-operated actively with Sir Herbert Edwardes in the expedition against Multan and was
rewarded by the grant of a life pension of a lakh of rupees per annum commencing from the date of the British
annexation of the Punjab.

In 1857 the State troops aided the British Government in quelling the mutinies in Oudh, a Bahawalpur contingent
of 1OOO men occupied Sirsa and maintained quiet in the district.

In the second Afghan War the State took an active share by providing the Quetta column under Lieutenant-
General Sir Donald Stewart, with some 80,000 camels in addition to large numbers of bullocks and ponies. Five
hundred men of the State Infantry and 100 sowars were stationed at Dera Ghazi Khan and did useful service in
strengthening the frontier posts vacated by regular regiments.

Offers of assistance were also received from the State when Indian troops wore dispatched to Egypt and the
Sudan.

When the Imperial Service movement was initiated in 1889, the Bahawalpur Darbar joined with the other Chiefs
of the Punjab and organized and equipped a special force consisting of 150 lances and 400 infantry, for employment beyond the limits of the State, whenever Imperial needs might call for their services.

In 1901, as it was found difficult to maintain these corps by the enlistment of State subjects. Two corps were
disbanded and replaced by a Silladar Camel Baggage train, with an escort of 120 Muhammadan soldiers, trained as infantry,armed with rifles and mounted on camels.

In 1903 the escort was increased to a strength of 105,the original number proving insufficient to guard the long
line of baggage camels.

 

[Pakistansdefender]

I think bahawalpur should be made a new province along with South Punjab which would be named multan province or else later .
The only problem is that the number of senators. Would the two province would get 20 senators each.
The population is very low.. There are 17 mpa from bahalwalpur in punjab asembley.
But they would be given 10 senators each. 10 to bahawalpur and 10 to multan.
Multan would be able to sustain, not sure about bahawalpur.
But still more provinces are better.
Another province potohar can be made including muree, taxilla, and central punjab.
And then punjab.
All 4 provinces should have 10 senators each. And would develop punjab in a decade.
4 provinces namly
Punjab
Potohar
Bahalwalpur
Multan.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

When you become a Dog to the Brits, they give you the title of "sir".

By your account the ideologue of Pakistan Sir Allama Iqbal was a "British dog"?

 

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Derawar Fort
Cholistan

 

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[War Thunder]

By your account the ideologue of Pakistan Sir Allama Iqbal was a "British dog"?

I was referring to the kings and rulers of states. They were given the titles just for being the pet dogs of the brits instead of standing against them.
Allama Iqbal and Sir Syed and others who were deserving of the titles were a different case...

 

[lastofthepatriots]

This is my city. I love it. One of the cleanest cities in Pakistan.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

pet dogs of the brits instead of standing against them.

My, your and everybody else's great-grandparents were 'pet dogs' of British. I am sure they all played along being subjects of the crown. At least the rulers of these states and others got something more and still kept some autonomy. Meaning we all were 'sold' but they at least extracted a higher price.

 

[War Thunder]

My, your and everybody else's great-grandparents were 'pet dogs' of British. I am sure they all played along being subjects of the crown. At least the rulers of these states and others got something more and still kept some autonomy. Meaning we all were 'sold' but they at least extracted a higher price.

Yes, but I'm not my forefathers.
Accepting subjugation or standing against it is a choice.

I respect those who stood against it, and feel pity for those who accepted it.

 

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Logo of Riyasat-e-Bahawalpur!