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{{Locations_Infobox | {{Locations_Infobox | ||
|presidency=Bengal | |presidency=Bengal | ||
|image= | |image=Mooltan Church.jpg | ||
|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.206085,71.479534&z=12&t=h&hl=en 30.206085°N 71.479534°E] | |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.206085,71.479534&z=12&t=h&hl=en 30.206085°N 71.479534°E] | ||
|altitude= | |altitude= | ||
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multan Multan] | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multan Multan] | ||
|stateprovince= [ | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan Punjab] | ||
|country= Pakistan | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | ||
|transport=[[North Western Railway]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Places of Interest|title=Multan|name=Multan |link=http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=211401480495186034184.0004bb4ceecec68b1f349&ie=UTF8&t=m&z=15&vpsrc=1}} | |||
'''Multan''' was the headquarters of [[Multan District]] in the [[Multan Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. | |||
==Spelling Variants== | ==Spelling Variants== | ||
Mooltan | Modern spelling: Multan<br> | ||
Variants: Mooltan | |||
== | ==Military history== | ||
The murder of Vans Agnew and his associate in the city sparked the Second Sikh War in 1848.<br> | The murder of Vans Agnew and his associate in the city sparked the Second Sikh War in 1848.<br> | ||
[[Murder at Multan April 1848]]<br>[[Siege of Multan August 1848]]<br>[[Siege of Multan Dec 1848]] | [[Murder at Multan April 1848]]<br>[[Siege of Multan August 1848]]<br>[[Siege of Multan Dec 1848]] | ||
==Churches== | |||
*St Mary's - Anglican | |||
==Cemeteries== | |||
*European Cemetery near Idgah. | |||
:[https://web.archive.org/web/20170823111817/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pakwgw/british_cemeteries_transcriptions_punjab_multan.html Transcriptions: European Cemetery, Multan], now an archived webpage. | |||
:Also see "Historical books online", below. | |||
==Hospitals== | |||
* Civil Hospital | |||
* Victoria Jubilee Hospital (1887) | |||
* General Hospital in the cantonment | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multan Multan] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multan Multan] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_041.gif Multan] Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/gaz-mooltan-1883/page/n9/mode/2up ''Gazetteer of the Mooltan District 1883-4''] 1884 Punjab Government. Archive.org | |||
:[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35265 ''Gazetteer of the Multan District, 1901-02'']. A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection. | |||
:[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105624 ''Punjab District Gazetteers Vol.vii Pt A. Multan District 1923-24'']. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection. | |||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=152 "Multan District'] page 130 ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1'' by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:24, 18 August 2022
| Multan | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 30.206085°N 71.479534°E |
| Altitude: | |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Multan |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
| North Western Railway | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| Multan |
Multan was the headquarters of Multan District in the Multan Division of Punjab Province during the British period.
Spelling Variants
Modern spelling: Multan
Variants: Mooltan
Military history
The murder of Vans Agnew and his associate in the city sparked the Second Sikh War in 1848.
Murder at Multan April 1848
Siege of Multan August 1848
Siege of Multan Dec 1848
Churches
- St Mary's - Anglican
Cemeteries
- European Cemetery near Idgah.
- Transcriptions: European Cemetery, Multan, now an archived webpage.
- Also see "Historical books online", below.
Hospitals
- Civil Hospital
- Victoria Jubilee Hospital (1887)
- General Hospital in the cantonment
External Links
Historical books online
- Gazetteer of the Mooltan District 1883-4 1884 Punjab Government. Archive.org
- Gazetteer of the Multan District, 1901-02. A volume in the series Punjab District Gazetteers. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
- Punjab District Gazetteers Vol.vii Pt A. Multan District 1923-24. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
- "Multan District' page 130 A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1 by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library