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Maler Kotla Mini Pakistan in the Heart of Indian Punjab, its Glorious Royal History and the Role of Its Elites in Modern-Day Pakistan

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Looking through the streets of Malerkotla, one finds many monuments bearing silent testimony to the fascinating history of this 500-year-old Muslim principality.

Malerkotla is the only Muslim-dominated town in Indian Punjab(68.5%). The older generation of Muslims is of secular views as they have no choice!

But many are now joining the Tablighi jamaat and re-igniting their roots.

THE GLORIOUS PAST
The rulers of Maler Kotla were Sherwani Pashtuns. Other than the last Nawab and his nearest, the entire court including the Royal family remnants, Aristocrats, and Military Commanders left for Pakistan a few years after partition. The neglected structures below remind the magnificence of once a glorious realm.
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PAKISTAN THE NEW HOME
The Aristocracy and the Royalty had no compulsion to leave Maler Kotla, it remained virtually unscathed by violence during the Partition.

The Migrants from Maler Kotla mainly settled in Model Town(Lahore) Muzaffargarh and Khangarh. The Royals(Sherwanis) settled in D block Model Town and some served as Judges of LHC and some in politics. The Aristocrats mainly Rajputs settled in E block Model Town and played a big role in local and domestic politics.
 
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Like the others scions of the MalerKotla aristocracy, Shahibzada Saif Ur Rahman Khan did well in Politics. In the LG elections, he became the Nazim of Model Town. Later he was also elected as the President of the model town cooperative Society on numerous occasions.
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