Bahawalpur (princely state)
Bahawalpur (Urdu, Punjabi: بہاولپُور) was a princely state in subsidiary alliance with British Raj and later Dominion of Pakistan, that was a part of the Punjab States Agency. The state covered an area of 45,911 km2 (17,726 sq mi) and had a population of 1,341,209 in 1941. The capital of the state was the town of Bahawalpur.
| State of Bahawalpur بہاولپور دی ریاست | |||||||||
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| Princely state in subsidiary alliance with British India 1833–1947 Princely state of Pakistan 1947–55 | |||||||||
| 1748–1955 | |||||||||
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Bahawalpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||||
| Capital | Bahawalpur | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Principality (1748–1955) | ||||||||
| • Motto | "Dost Sadiq" (Faithful Friend ) | ||||||||
| Prime Minister of Bahawalpur | |||||||||
• 1942–1947 | Sir Richard Marsh Crofton | ||||||||
• 1948–1952 | Sir John Dring | ||||||||
• 1952 – 14 October 1955 | A.R. Khan | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early Modern Period | ||||||||
• Established | 1748 | ||||||||
• Merged into West Pakistan | 14 October 1955 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Pakistan | ||||||||
| Bahawalpur | |
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| Subdivision of Pakistan | |
| 1748–14 October 1955 | |
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Map of Pakistan with Bahawalpur highlighted | |
| Capital | Bahawalpur |
| Area | |
• | 45,911 km2 (17,726 sq mi) |
| History | |
• Established | 1748 |
• Disestablished | 14 October 1955 |
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The state was founded in 1748 by Nawab Bahawal Khan Abbasi. On 22 February 1833, Abbasi III entered into a subsidiary alliance with the British, by which Bahawalpur was admitted as a princely state. When British rule ended in 1947 and British Raj was partitioned into India and Pakistan, Bahawalpur joined the Dominion of Pakistan. Bahawalpur remained an autonomous entity until 14 October 1955, when it was merged with the province of West Pakistan.