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|image=Map_state_bahawalpur.gif
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|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahawalnagar_District Bahawalnagar District], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahawalpur_District BahawalpurDistrict], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahim_Yar_Khan_District Rahim Yar Khan/BahawalnagarDistrict]|stateprovince= [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]]|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
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'''Bahawalpur State ''' was ruled by the Abbassi family from 1748 to 1954located in [[Punjab]].
==Capital==
* [[Bahawalpur]]
==Area==
15,003 sq miles<ref> Census of India 1931 [http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/old_report/Census_1931_tebles.html]</ref>
==Population==
* 1931: 984,612<ref> Census of India 1931 [http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/old_report/Census_1931_tebles.html]</ref>
==Towns and Villages==
According to the 1931 Census, there were 2,376 towns and villages in the State.<ref> Census of India 1931 [http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/old_report/Census_1931_tebles.html]</ref>
==History==
It was ruled by the Abbassi family from 1748 to 1954. The State acceeded to Pakistan and formally merged in 1955.
* [[Sadiqabad]]
==Forts==
[[Image:Derawarfortbwp.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Derawar Fort]]
* Derawar Fort
==References==
<references />
==External Links==
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Princely States]]
