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Syed Muhammad Latif (1851–1902) was a 19th century Punjabi scholar and historian.
Early life
Muhammad Latif was born at Lahore in 1851, two years after the annexation of Punjab into the British Raj following the second Anglo-Sikh war. He belonged to an educated family; his father Syed Muhammad Azeem (1815–1885) founded The Lahore Chronicle in 1850, a pioneering English-language newspaper of British Punjab. Latif received a western-style education which helped him to pursue a judicial career.[1]
Professional career
Latif started as a translator and subsequently reader in the Punjab Chief Court. He rose to the position of assistant commissioner of Hoshiarpur in 1880, and then also held the judicial charges of Lahore, Multan, Jalandhar, Gujranwala, Jhang and Gurdaspur, working in almost all notable places in Punjab. He was given the title of Khan Bahadur in 1892 as well as Shams-ul-Ulema in 1897 for his "History of the Punjab".[1]
Works
Latif was a member of various associations, including Amjuman-i-Punjab and Bengal Asiatic Society. He was also a fellow of University of the Punjab, Lahore. His important works include:
- Latif, Syad Muhammad (1891). History of the Panjáb: From the Remotest Antiquity to the Present Time. Calcutta: Calcutta Central Press Company, Limited. OCLC 8385986.
- Latif, Syad Muhammad (1891). Early History of Multan.
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- Latif, Syad Muhammad (1892). Lahore: Its History, Architectural Remains and Antiquities. Lahore: New Imperial Press.
References
- ^ a b Shafique (2018).
Sources
- Shafique, Muhammad (2018). "Syed Muhammad Latif: A Pioneer Man of Regional Historiography of Punjab" (PDF). Journal of Indian Studies. 4 (1). Lahore: University of the Punjab: 7–15. ISSN 2520-7288.