Sitpur

Sitpur was the seat of the Nahar rulers in the country between the Indus and the Sulaiman Range. Its most striking monuments are the tomb and mosque of Tahir Khan Nahar, who ruled in the sixteenth century and built them during his lifetime. The octagonal mausoleum, patterned after the tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam at Multan, is decorated with green, blue and white tiles. Its form bears witness to the connection between this smaller capital and the architectural traditions of Multan.

Around the middle of the fifteenth century the Nahars established an independent power at Sitpur while the Langah dynasty ruled Multan. Their territory extended towards Harrand and the Indus. Mughal records later described the place as the country of the Nahars, and the Ain-i-Akbari listed Sitpur as a district under Multan. Between 1790 and 1800 Bahawal Khan II conquered Sitpur and other Nahar lands, bringing the old seat under Bahawalpur's authority.