Lyallpur District, Punjab, British India
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Lyallpur District, Punjab, British India was a major agricultural district in colonial Punjab, centered on the planned city of Lyallpur (now Faisalabad in Pakistan), known for its canal colonies and rapid development under British rule.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
district ⓘ former district ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Lyallpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeHierarchy | district under a Deputy Commissioner ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| capital |
Faisalabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyallpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPolicyRole | model agricultural district ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| developedAround | Lyallpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase | agriculture ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major grain-producing area of colonial Punjab ⓘ |
| establishedBy | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| hasPlannedCity | Lyallpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLocationNowIn |
Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| irrigationSource | Lower Chenab Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
canal colonies
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ planned agricultural settlements ⓘ rapid agricultural development ⓘ |
| landUse | canal-irrigated farmland ⓘ |
| legacy | formed core of modern Faisalabad District in Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCommunities |
Hindus
ⓘ
Muslims ⓘ Sikhs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Broadwood Lyall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Punjab Province, British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab canal colony system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationType | rural majority ⓘ |
| predecessorTerritory | sparsely populated bar (scrub) land ⓘ |
| primaryCrops |
cotton
ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| regionalLanguage | Punjabi ⓘ |
| statusAfter1947 |
became part of Pakistan
ⓘ
integrated into West Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ |
| successor | Faisalabad District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century to mid 20th century ⓘ |
| transportLinks | railway connections to other Punjab districts ⓘ |
| urbanCenter | Lyallpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanizationPattern | grid-planned central town with surrounding villages ⓘ |
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