Multan
| Multan | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 30.206085°N 71.479534°E |
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| Place Name: | Multan |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
| North Western Railway | |
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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
- Gazetteers Of 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