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- Title
History of Bahawalpur State and its Culture.
- Authors
Hussain Gillani, Aftab
- Abstract
Bahawalpur was a princely State (1727-1947) established by Abbasies. They ruled over this State for more than 200 years. After the fall of Baghdad (1258) the Abbasids migrated to Egypt and then to Sindh. They have been gifted the region of "Chudhary" by Nawab of Multan Hayatullah Tareen on the recommendation of Gilani and Bukhari priests of Uch. In this way the state of Bahawalpur came into being and later on it was considered as one of the richest state. There were 12 different rulers called as Nawab in Bahawalpur served the Bahawalpur state successfully for more than 220 years. This state has its own heritage and rich culture. The peoples of the state were very simple, brave, courageous, good hosts and very co-operative. The rulers of Bahawalpur state tried their level best to give maximum facilities to the peoples of the state. They have the opinion that if the peoples of the state will be given basic necessities and justice, the state will flourish more and more and will be considered as welfare state. This was the largest and richest state in India after Hyderabad Deccan. This was the reason that this state also has the richest culture. In this article the history of Bahawalpur State and its culture has been discussed as Bahawalpur State has a rich culture and its own historical background.
- Subjects
BAHAWALPUR (Pakistan); PRIESTS; CULTURAL property; CULTURE; SOCIAL science research; HISTORY
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS), 2014, Vol 34, Issue 2, p463
- ISSN
2074-2061
- Publication type
Article