The Shalimar Gardens in Baghbanpura, Lahore.

Belonging to the Arain tribe of Punjab region. The family has made great contributions to the region and owned the land near Baghbanpura on which the Shalimar Gardens (Lahore) were built. The land was handed to the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan and in return custodianship of the Shalimar Gardens, Lahore was granted to the family in 1641.[1]

Descendants of the Baghbanpura's Mian family now live in new localities of Lahore but still own lands in the area and the historic family graveyard in Baghbanpura since early 16th century.

Notable family members

References

  1. https://www.arainsociety./ArainCommunityHistory.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Shalamar Bagh, World Heritage Series published by UNESCO
  3. David Gilmartin: Empire and Islam: Punjab and the making of Pakistan. University of California, 1988
  4. Justice Shah Din: A Biography by Bashir Ahmad – Pub. 1962
  5. The Garrison State: Military, Government and Society in Colonial Punjab, 1849-1947 by Tan Tai Yong pg.263
  6. Muneeza Shamsie (11 July 2015). And the World Changed: Contemporary Stories by Pakistani Women. Feminist Press at The City University of New York. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-1-55861-931-9.
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