Faiz Mahal

Faiz Mahal Palace

Front view of the Faiz Mahal
Location Khairpur, Khairpur District Sindh, Pakistan
Built 1798
Visitors approximately 1 million (in 2010)
An architectural detail of the Faiz Mahal

The Faiz Mahal is a building in Khairpur, Sindh Province, Pakistan.

It was built in Khairpur Mirs in 1798 as the principal building serving as the sovereign's court for the royal palace complex of Talpur monarchs of the Khairpur dynasty. Originally it included the ruler's chambers along with 16 waiting rooms for courtiers and guest rooms for royal guests along side the durbar and dining halls. Additionally there was the Hathi Khana for the royal elephant and the horses stables where today there is a mango orchard. [1][2][3][4]

At present, Faiz Palace serves as the home of the last Talpur monarch, H. H. Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur II (born 1933), and his sons Prince Abbas Raza Talpur and Prince Mehdi Raza Talpur. After the original Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was abolished by the Chaudry Ghulam Mohummed/General Iskander Mirza dictatorships, Khairpur state was merged with Pakistani state in 1955 using threat of military invasion in violation of the agreement Mir Ali Murad had with the founder of Pakistan, Mohummed Ali Jinnah. [5] Today the former sovereign is an environmentalist and has to his credit an extraordinary flora and fauna safe haven called the Mehrano reserve,[6] famous for its black buck, and hog deer, which are now rare in Sindh.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Sarfaraz Memon (April 1, 2015). "Meet the royal family of Talpur". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Architecture, Culture,, History, Places. "Faiz Palace of Khairpur, Sindh". The Lovely Planet. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Faiz Mahal". Tourism in Pakistan. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Sindhi Dunya. "Faiz Mahal and Royalty of Talpurs Sindh". Sindhi Dunya. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Sarfaraz Memon (April 1, 2015). "Meet the royal family of Talpur". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ↑ http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/28-Jul-2004/wildlife-dept-to-release-blackbucks-into-the-wilderness
  7. ↑ http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/OfftheBeatenTrack/mehranoaforestfitforaprince.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=16431
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