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Baghbanpura
Sign in to saveBaghbanpura () is a town and Union Council of Shalimar tehsil, Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located along the Grand Trunk Road some 5 kilometres northeast of the main Lahore city.
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Baghbanpura () is a town and Union Council of Shalimar tehsil, Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located along the Grand Trunk Road some 5 kilometres northeast of the main Lahore city.
The site for Baghbanpura was granted by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to Mian Muhammad Yousaf s/o Mian Muhammad Ishaq in lieu of giving his private land in the village Ishaq Pur as a gift to emperor for the construction of Shalimar Garden. Later Baghbanpura became the home town of the Arain Mian family, whom Shah Jahan also granted the custodianship of the Shalimar Gardens.
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