Mian family of Baghbanpura


The Mian Arain family of Baghbanpura is a prominent aristocratic noble family of Lahore, Pakistan.
Belonging to the Arain tribe of Punjab region, The family have great contribution in the region and owned the land near Baghbanpura on which the Shalimar Gardens were built. The land was handed to the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan and in return custodianship of the Shalimar Gardens was granted to the family in 1641. The Mian family ceased to be custodians of the site in 1962, after the imposition of martial law in Pakistan by General Muhammad Ayub Khan.
Descendants of the Baghbanpura family now live in new localities of Lahore but still own land in urban area and the family has its own graveyard in Baghbanpura.

Notable family members