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|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
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| − | |coordinates= | + | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.6644,73.1083&z=13&t=h&hl=en 30.6644°N, 73.1083°E] |
| − | |altitude= | + | |altitude=152.4 m (500 ft) |
| − | |presentname= Sahiwal | + | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahiwal Sahiwal] |
| − | |stateprovince= [ | + | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab] |
| − | |country= [ | + | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] |
|transport= | |transport= | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | + | '''Montgomery''' was the headquarters of [[Montgomery District]] in the [[Lahore Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. | |
| − | The village of [[Sahiwal]] was renamed | + | |
| + | The village of '''[[Sahiwal]]''' was renamed after Sir Robert Montgomery, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. In 1966 it reverted to its original name. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_425.gif Montgomery Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India | ||
| + | *[http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/oth/sahiwal/sahiwal.html Sahiwal] www.pakistanpaedia.com | ||
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| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/gaz-montgomery-1883/page/n9/mode/2up ''Gazetteer of the Montgomery District 1883-4''] Archive.org | ||
| + | :[https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08177/page/n3/mode/2up ''Gazetteer of the Montgomery District 1898-99''] by P J Fagan, Settlement Collector 1900. A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Archive.org | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/297/mode/1up Sir Robert Montgomery] Dictionary of Indian Biography | ||
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:22, 14 August 2022
| Montgomery | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 30.6644°N, 73.1083°E |
| Altitude: | 152.4 m (500 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Sahiwal |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
Montgomery was the headquarters of Montgomery District in the Lahore Division of Punjab Province during the British period.
The village of Sahiwal was renamed after Sir Robert Montgomery, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. In 1966 it reverted to its original name.
External links
- Montgomery Town Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Sahiwal www.pakistanpaedia.com
Historical books online
- Gazetteer of the Montgomery District 1883-4 Archive.org
- Gazetteer of the Montgomery District 1898-99 by P J Fagan, Settlement Collector 1900. A volume in the series Punjab District Gazetteers. Archive.org
- Sir Robert Montgomery Dictionary of Indian Biography
