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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=22&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_340.gif Sialkot Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br> | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=22&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_340.gif Sialkot Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br> | ||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/386/mode/2up "Sealkote"] page 387 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of thee Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org | |||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=126 "Sialkot District"] page 104 ''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 | *[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=126 "Sialkot District"] page 104 ''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 | ||
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] |
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Sialkot | |
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Presidency: Bengal | |
Coordinates: | 32.497222°N 74.536111°E |
Altitude: | 256 m (840 ft) |
Present Day Details | |
Place Name: | Sialkot |
State/Province: | Punjab |
Country: | Pakistan |
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See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Sialkot was the headquarters of Sialkot District in the Lahore Division of Punjab Province during the British period.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Sialkot
Variants: Sealkote, Siyal Kot, Sialhkot
History
Military history
Education

- Scotch Mission College (later Murray College) (est 1889).
Churches

- Holy Trinity Church (now Cathedral), originally consecrated January 1857.
External Links
- Sialkot Town Imperial Gazetteer of India
Historical books online
- "Sealkote" page 387 Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of thee Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations 1864 Archive.org
- "Sialkot District" page 104 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