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Gul Begum Bagh
Bagh Gul Begum Islamia Park, Lahore, Punjab 54000, Pakistan
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Review №1

Gul Begum was the wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, whom she married in 1831 when he was 51 years old. Gul Begum had first attracted the Maharajas attention when he saw her performing a dance for a number of his guests. When learning she was from Amritsar, the Maharaja rode there personally and requested that the girl appear before him, which she did. Even when learning that she was a Muslim (the Maharaja was a Sikh), he was so captivated by her that he chose to defy social convention by marrying her. He first went to the Golden Temple at Amritsar to pray forgiveness for his actions then proceeded with his plan. He announced that Gul Begum would be his queen but that her faith would be respected. For the next few years after their marriage Gul Begum--who was henceforth known as Maharani Gulbahar Begum--collaborated closely with the Maharaja and even rode on the same elephant as him when appearing in public.While living in Lahore Gul Begum was provided with a detached palace between the Rang Mahal and Haveli Mian Khan, not far from the site of the garden shown here which she had built in 1856 (17 years after the Maharajas death). She spent the remainder of her life in this area (known as Mozang) and built a tomb-like building on the south side in which she was interred in 1865or 1866. Although she had no children she was survived by her adopted son Sardar Khan who cared for the gardens and is also buried here.Curiously, although the garden was relatively small by Lahore standards, nearly a square kilometer of present-day Lahore is known as the Bagh Bul Begum neighborhood. One hopes that this now-dilapidated garden may one day be refurbished to make it an integral part of the neighborhood that has taken its name.

kh
Review №2

Need to be rebuilt to save the historic place

m
Review №3

Nice famliy area

Sa
Review №4

Nice place

Ad
Review №5

I love it

AT
Review №6

Resting place of my Grand Parents n my mother in law

Ma
Review №7

Lovely placeGul begum wife of raja rangeet singh.

la
Review №8

Good

us
Review №9

Awesome place

Dh
Review №10

Good work

US
Review №11

Good

im
Review №12

My home, i missed

At
Review №13

Gul Begum Bagh is associated with wife of Raja Rangeet Singh.

ay
Review №14

Nice place

A
Review №15

Love this place

At
Review №16

Its really delicious

Ma
Review №17

Its good place

m
Review №18

Very nice

Ir
Review №19

I love my town

Ma
Review №20

Garveyard

mu
Review №21

An historical place

Ba
Review №22

Great Experience

mu
Review №23

Road are damaged

Da
Review №24

Need to repair

Na
Review №25

Not a good place

Mu
Review №26

Go palace

AS
Review №27

Historical place but we have to save this....

Ha
Review №28

Historical place

Me
Review №29

Nothing

Ag
Review №30

Like it

na
Review №31

Like it..

Mu
Review №32

Superb

im
Review №33

My home place

na
Review №34

Good

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  • Address:Bagh Gul Begum Islamia Park, Lahore, Punjab 54000, Pakistan
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