Qila

Gujar Gujar may refer to: *Gurjar Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into variou ...

Singh (''Meaning: Fort of

Gujjar Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradi ...

Singh'') is a

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located in the central part of

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. As shown by name it was the fort of a

gurjar Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tra ...

king named

Gujjar Singh Banghi Sardar Gujjar Singh Bhangi (d. early 1790) was a Sikh warrior, and one of the triumvirates who ruled over Lahore prior to the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Gujjar Singh was the son of cultivator Nattha Singh. He established a fortress, Q ...

. Some walls and a gate still remains as a memory of the Gujar Singh's fort. All the area of

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has become local property. There is a busy

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in streets of Qila Gujar Singh area. It is surrounded by

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References

Data Gunj Bakhsh Zone History of Lahore {{Lahore-geo-stub