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Bahawalpur… between India and Pakistan

The Nawabs of Bahawalpur were some of the richest men in pre-partition India. They were members of the Abbasid family, descended from the Caliphs of Baghdad, who had taken over this area in 1746. The state lay at the junction of trade routes from the east, south-east and south. And the fertile plain of the Sutlej river, known as the Sindh, produced a rich harvest of saleable cops.

They used their wealth to endow the country with spectacular fortresses, palaces, mosques and other public buildings; many of which have deteriorated since partition. They were also connoisseurs of cars; in 2004, 26 classics acquired by the late Nawab Sadiq Mohammed Khan V were sold at auction for over 10m rupees. Many of these were Rolls Royces,

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