Bahawalpur (princely state)

State of Bahawalpur
بہاولپور دی ریاست
Princely state in subsidiary alliance with British India 1833–1947
Princely state of Pakistan 1947–55
1748–1955
Flag of Bahawalpur
Flag
Coat of arms of Bahawalpur
Coat of arms

Bahawalpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
CapitalBahawalpur
Government
 • TypePrincipality (1748–1955)
 • Motto"Dost Sadiq"
(Faithful Friend )
Prime Minister of Bahawalpur 
• 1942–1947
Sir Richard Marsh Crofton
• 1948–1952
Sir John Dring
• 1952 – 14 October 1955
A.R. Khan
Historical eraEarly Modern Period
• Established
1748
• Merged into West Pakistan
14 October 1955
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mughal Empire
West Pakistan
Today part ofPakistan
Bahawalpur
Subdivision of Pakistan
1748–14 October 1955
Flag of Bahawalpur
Flag

Map of Pakistan with Bahawalpur highlighted
CapitalBahawalpur
Area 
• 
45,911 km2 (17,726 sq mi)
History 
• Established
1748
• Disestablished
14 October 1955

Bahawalpur (Urdu, Punjabi: بہاولپُور) was a princely state in subsidiary alliance with British Raj and later Dominion of Pakistan, that was a part of the Punjab States Agency. The state covered an area of 45,911 km2 (17,726 sq mi) and had a population of 1,341,209 in 1941. The capital of the state was the town of Bahawalpur.[1]

The state was founded in 1748 by Nawab Bahawal Khan Abbasi. On 22 February 1833, Abbasi III entered into a subsidiary alliance with the British, by which Bahawalpur was admitted as a princely state. When British rule ended in 1947 and British Raj was partitioned into India and Pakistan, Bahawalpur joined the Dominion of Pakistan. Bahawalpur remained an autonomous entity until 14 October 1955, when it was merged with the province of West Pakistan.[1]

  1. ^ a b "History of Bahawalpur State and its Culture" (PDF). Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS).

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