Royal Graveyard Nawab Of Bahawalpur History | Shahi Qabristan Qila Derawar | Maryam Ikram
17Graveyard Nawab Of Bahawalpur History | Shahi Qabristan Qila Derawar | Maryam Ikram
It is the Royal graveyard of the Abbasi family and situated a few yards away from the Shahi Masjid Derawar. The Abbasi family was the ruling Nawab family of Bahawalpur and all of the previous Nawabs are buried here. There is one large size rectangular room that contains the graves of all the 12 Nawabs that ruled the Bahawalpur State. It also includes the grave of Nawab after 1966, who held the honorary title after the merger of the state with Pakistan other than the main rectangular tomb, there are many single tombs that belong to wives and brothers/sisters of Nawabs. These tombs display great architectural beauty. Most of them are the typical blue paintwork that is typical of Sindh and South Punjab architecture. Few are also in white marble and few in burnt brick. The graveyard is the private property of Abbasi’s family.
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