Lahore Contonments During The British Raj

📖 Lahore Cantonments During the British Raj offers a fascinating historical study of how the British established and expanded their military cantonments in Lahore and how these spaces shaped the city’s urban, political, cultural, and social landscape. Based on archival material, maps, and official documents, the book explores the origin, planning, architecture, administration, and strategic role of cantonments such as Mian Mir, Walton and others during colonial rule.

It explains how these cantonments influenced civil–military segregation, impacted local communities, and became hubs for imperial power projection in Punjab. Richly researched and engagingly written, this book is a valuable resource for historians, students, and anyone interested in British India, Lahore’s urban history, and colonial military geography.