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Gujranwala
Gujranwala District · Punjab, Pakistan
Haveli of Hari Singh Nalwa, Gujranwala
The ancestral mansion in Gujranwala's Kasera Bazaar where the Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa was born.
Its finest doors and windows are in the Lahore Museum. After 1947 the hakeem Hafiz Ghulam Rasool settled here; his descendants live in it, and his dargah is inside.
Why go
- ✦Birthplace of the Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa, in 1797
- ✦His family's ancestral mansion in Kasera Bazaar
- ✦Its finest doors and windows are now in the Lahore Museum
History
The Janamasthan of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa is in Kasayra Bazar of Gujranwala City. This is a renowned mansion of Gujranwala city. It was here that the famous Sikh general Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa was born in 1797 AD. His father was Sardar Gurdayal Singh and his mother was Dharam Kaur. His family belonged to the "U al" Khatri tribe. He was one of the outstanding generals in the service of Rant Singh’s army who fought and won many battles for Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He laid down his life fighting inside Jamrud fort in 1837 AD. The mansion in Kasarya Bazaar was his ancestral home. Fascinating doors and windows of this mansion have been placed in Lahore Museum as exhibits. After 1947, Hafiz Ghulam Rasool, who had been uprooted from Ludhiana, settled in this mansion. He was a renowned Hakeem (medicine man) and God-loving person of the area. His descendants live here now and his dargah is also within its premises.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, November to March. The Nalwa family mansion is in Kasayra Bazaar, Gujranwala, and is a private home: descendants of Hakeem Hafiz Ghulam Rasool live there and his dargah is inside. Its finest doors and windows are in the Lahore Museum.
Getting there, In Kasera Bazaar, Gujranwala city; it is a private home.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Haveli of Hari Singh Nalwa, Gujranwala, within 5 km.
