Towns, Forts, Gardens & Shrines
Some of the more famous towns, gardens, fort and shrine associated with Hari Singh Nalwa include —
Gujranwala
Hari Singh Nalwa transformed Gujranwala from being an inconsequential hamlet in the late eighteenth century, to a chief town in the nineteenth. He was remembered as the greatest benefactor of the place and was credited with having built its ‘New Town’ (Cave-Browne, 1857: 166). The grid pattern of roads suggested that the town had a planned layout to facilitate better civic amenities.
The ‘new’ town of Gujranwala (Punjab, Pakistan)
(Nalwa, 2009: p. 240)
Haripur (Hazara, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan) was a planned town built by Hari Singh Nalwa in 1822-23, in the North West Frontier tribal belt.
Peshawar (North West Frontier Province, Pakistan) Hari Singh built the fort that dominates the city of Peshawar in the twenty-first century. He called his fort 'Sumergarh', however, this fort is today more popularly known as the 'Bala Hissar'.
Katas (Salt Range, Pakistan)
Hari Singh Nalwa built two enormous havelis on the pool side at this famous place of pilgrimage.
Hari Singh ka Bagh
Amritsar (Punjab, India)
(Nalwa, 2009: p. 235 )
Srinagar (Kashmir, India)
(Nalwa, 2009: p. 238)
Panja Sahib Gurdwara in Hassan Abdal (north of Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
(Source: Nalwa, V. 2009. Hari Singh Nalwa ― Champion of the Khalsaji, New Delhi: Manohar)
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