Lahore District Gazetteer

Clinikii and Khem Karen and of the Notified Area Committees of Patti Khudiau Pattoke and Padhtina the Chaplain to the Bishop of Lahore the Secretary to the Catholic Bishop of Lahore; the Wesleyan Chaplain the Secretaries of the Church Missionary Society the British and Foreign Bible Society (Punjab Auxiliary) the Punjab Religious Book Society the American Presbyterian Mission and the Meth [...] The high upland tract which forms the central and princpal portion of the celebrated Miiijha the home of the Jat Sikh occupies practically the full length of the Amritsar border on the east side of the district but gradually contracts towards the west as it approaches the Montgomery border. [...] During the reign of Aurangzeb Lahore had but little coVivi441c nection with the political events of the time as the attention of the emperor was chiefly directed to quelling the ruling power of the Marathas in the Deccan and the rebellion of the tribes of Rajpatana. [...] In the tomb of Jahingir at Shandara ; the Mosque of Wazfr Kluin on the south aide of the city ; the Pearl Mosque ; the throne room and marble pavilion in the citadel ; the tomb of Amid Khan ; the Gardens of Shalamar ; the Guldbi Beigh or Garden of Rose-water "; the Gateway of Zeb-ul-Nissa ; and the Imperial Mosque of Aurangzeb we have examples of the Indo-Moghal style proper with its usual ch [...] The beautiful tomb of Jahangir at Shandara ; the mosque of Wazir Khan on the south side of the city ; the Gardens of Sluilamar ; the gateway of the Cvldbi BOgh ; the Idgdh ; the tomb of Minn Mir ; the summer house of Wazir lasn; the gateway of Zeb-ul-Nissa ; and lastly the tombs which line the road between Anarkali and the Shalam►ir gardens are among the works of the period.