Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan

In 1894, Khan Bahadur Raja Saheb Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan of Chakwal was given the title of Khan Bahadur for his services in establishing the town of Faislabad (original town name in British India, Lyallpur).[1][2]

Impact of 19th century canal irrigation

At the end of the 19th century, Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan, assistant colonisation officer for Chenab Colony, proposed the first system of tying land grants in the region to preserving camel population, which was falling at the time due to camel pasturage being converted to crop land via canal irrigation. The British rulers then signed agreements with the indigenous tribes and local people that traditionally used to raise and maintain herds of camels. According to these agreements, these local people were bound to continue providing camels as needed for military duty for the British Raj.[3][4]

Camels, at that time, were considered an important means of military transport in the region.[3] Munshi Aurangzeb Khan was also cited by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab for his assistance in work on irrigation projects.[5] The title of Khan Baradur was conferred on him in 1894.[1]

References
  1. Roper Lethbridge (1900). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated, of the Indian Empire, with an Appendix for Ceylon. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. p. 17. OCLC 28308344.
  2. "The City Faisalabad (city history)". Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) website. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. Imran Ali (2014). The Punjab Under Imperialism, 1885-1947. Princeton University Press. pp. 123–125. ISBN 9781400859580.
  4. Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan on GoogleBooks – The Punjab Under Imperialism, 1885-1947 by Imran Ali pages 125, 258 Retrieved 9 September 2019
  5. Punjab (India). Dept. of Revenue and Agriculture (1895). Report on the Land Revenue Administration of the Punjab. Lahore: The Civil and Military Gazette Press. p. 44. OCLC 64252371.


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