History Today, September 1st, 1997
The Lahore Museum was established in 1856 and developed an antiquarian collection on the ancient history of the city. It expanded to include raw produce, manufactured articles and natural history, and later added a School of Art and Technical Institute. When the British first arrived in Lahore after their treaty with the Sikhs in 1846 the city, which once rivalled Delhi in splendour and magnificence, was then lying in a ruinous state owning mainly to the pillage and devastation of the preceding century. They established their `Station' just outside the walled citv in an area spread over sever...
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