Mian Family Baghbanpura

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Mian Family of Baghbanpura (Urdu: میاں‎) is a prominent noble family of Lahore, Pakistan.

The Shalimar Gardens in Baghbanpura, Lahore.

Belonging to the Arain tribe of Punjab region,[1] they originally owned the land near Baghbanpura on which the Shalimar Gardens were built. The land was handed to the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan and in return custodianship of the Shalimar Gardens was granted to the family in 1641.[2] The Mian family ceased to be custodians of the site in 1962, after the imposition of martial law in Pakistan by General Muhammad Ayub Khan.[citation needed]

Descendants of the Baghbanpura family now live in new localities of Lahore, but they still inherit large lands and the family graveyard in Baghbanpura.

Notable family members

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (right) taking oath from Justice Sir Mian Abdul Rashid (left) as Governor-General of Pakistan on August 14, 1947
  • Mian Muhammad Yusaf Mehr Menga (Received title of Mian from emperor Shah Jahan)[3]
  • Nawab Mian Muhammad Fazil (Received title of Nawab from emperor Aurangzeb)
  • Mian Qadir Buksh Nadir, (Artillery Commander, wrote "Miftah-ul-Qila" Persian text book on science of gunnery in 18th century)
  • Justice Mian Shah Din (1868–1918) - First Muslim Judge in British India.
  • Mian Meeran Bakhsh - First Muslim head Chief Accountant at The Imperial Bank of India in early 20th century
  • Sir Mian Muhammad Shafi (1869–1932) - Member Viceroy's Executive Council.
  • Mian Sir Muhammad Shah Nawaz - A Prominent Politician of Punjab in 1920s.
  • Justice Sir Mian Abdul Rashid - First Chief Justice of Pakistan (1947).
  • Mian Iftikhar ud Din - (Owner, Pakistan Times and Daily Imroz, 1947–1962)
  • Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz (1896) [4] - Founder All India Women Muslim League in 1935.

See also

  1. The Punjab Gazetteer, published by British Government in 1892
  2. Tarikh-i-Araian by Ali Asghar Chaudri, published by Ilmi Kitabkhana Urdu Bazar Lahore Pakistan in 1989
  3. Father and Daughter: A Political Autobiography by Jahan Ara Shahnawaz - 1971 - 304 pages
  4. History of Lahore, by Muhammad Latif, published in 1892
  5. Justice Shah Din, by Bashir Ahmad, published in 1962
  6. Empire and Islam, Published by University of California in 1988
  1. ↑ Tarikh-i-Araian by Ali Asghar Chaudri, published by Ilmi Kitabkhana Urdu Bazar Lahore Pakistan in 1989
  2. ↑ Islam & Empire by David Gilmartin, published by University of California press, 1988
  3. ↑ Shalamar Bagh, World Heritage Series published by UNESCO
  4. ↑ Father and Daughter: A Political Autobiography by Jahan Ara Shahnawaz - 1971 - 304 pages

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