Actually we have divided this topic in two parts. One is prior to 1866 and the other is from 1866 to 1947. When Bahawalpur State was founded it had threats from the neighboring states and the invaders from Afghanistan and Sikhs under Maharaja Ranjeet Singh. Its rulers first maintained the already established forts or constructed new forts on the borders to defend their territory. The rulers were aware of the fact and they also maintained military to be developed on modern lines to combat with the interior rebels and foreign invaders. In the second part the Bahawalpur state army developed...