Multan

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Multan
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 30.206085°N 71.479534°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Multan
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
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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

Also see "Historical books online", below.

Hospitals

  • Civil Hospital
  • Victoria Jubilee Hospital (1887)
  • General Hospital in the cantonment

External Links

Historical books online

  • "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