Lyallpur

Lyallpur
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Presidency: Bengal
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Present Day Details
Place Name:	Faisalabad
State/Province:	Punjab
Country:	Pakistan
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Lyallpur was founded by the British. It is named for Sir James Lyall, the Lt. Governor of Punjab.

Present name

In 1979 it was renamed as Faisalabad after the Late Shah of Saudi Arabia, Shah Faisal.

Further Reading

• The Lyalls in India [[1]]