Shalamar Garden July 14 2005-Sideview of marble enclosure on the second level

Belonging to the Arain tribe of Punjab region, they are an aristocratic noble family originally from Areha Jericho Modern Palestine who entered in Indian Subcontinent with Umayyad Arab General Muhammad bin Qasim. The family has made great contributions to the region since 711A.D and owned the land near Baghbanpura on which the

Shalimar Gardens Shalimar or Shalamar refers to three historic royal gardens (or Baghs) of the Mughal Empire in South Asia: * Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India; built in 1619 * Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, Pakistan; a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in ...

(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. Descendants of the Baghbanpura's Mian family now live in new localities of

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but still own lands in the area and the historic family graveyard in Baghbanpura since early 16th century.

Notable family members

* Mian Muhammad Yusaf Manga, was

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who was appointed custodian of the famed Shalimar Gardens, Lahore by

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, and also received the title of 'Mian' from Mughal emperor Shah Jahan) * Mian Qadir Baksh, poetical name being Nadir,

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Artillery in Ranjit Singh's army. * Justice

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(1868–1918) – first Muslim chief judge in British India, poet and writer. * Sir

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/ref> – A politician of Punjab in the 1920s. * Justice Sir

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– first Chief Justice of

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(1947). *

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– Politician, owner of ''

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'' and ''Daily Imroz'' * Mian Muhammad Rafi – Secretary to the Government of India until Partition. *

Jahanara Shahnawaz Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz (7 April 1896 – 27 November 1979) was a politician and Muslim League activist. She was the daughter of Sir Muhammad Shafi. Her husband was Mian Shah Nawaz. She studied at Queen Mary College, Lahore, British Ind ...

(1896-1979) - Politician and

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activist. *

Mumtaz Shahnawaz Mumtaz Shahnawaz (1912–1948) was a Pakistani diplomat and writer. She had held degrees in English literature. Family She was born to Arain family of Mian Shahnawaz and his politically active wife, Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz. Thus, she was the g ...

(1912-1948) - Political activist and author, who died in a plane crash at the age of 35 en-route to represent Pakistan at the UN General Assembly, the first woman in Asia to preside over a legislative session.

References

{{reflist History of Punjab History of Pakistan Pakistani noble families Mian family