Sethi House I Sethiyan Di Haveli I Peshawar I A Wonderful Combination of Woodwork & Stone

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#peshawar #khyberpakhtunkhwa #palaces Sethi House I Sethiyan Di Haveli I Peshawar I A Wonderful Combination of Woodwork & Stone I Peshawar # 12 Videography: Nematullah Music: Binu Kumar, Kerala, India @SoundSFX (Under License) Peshawar Vlogs: 1: Peshawar I The Oldest Living City in South Asia I Home of Ancient Civilizations • Peshawar I The Oldest Living City in ... 2: Namak Mandi I Peshawar I Home of Salty Food I Nisar Charsi Tikka I BBQ Masters • Namak Mandi I Peshawar I Home of Salt... 3: Bab e Khyber I Jamrud I Gateway of Death I National passageway of Pakistan • Bab e Khyber I Jamrud I Gateway of De... 4: Kapoor Haveli I Peshawar I First Ever Inside View I Birthplace of Raj Kapoor • Kapoor Haveli I Peshawar I First Ever... 5: Masjid Mahabat Khan I Peshawar I Muslims Were Hanged Here I Emblem Of Mughal Era • Masjid Mahabat Khan I Peshawar I Musl... 6: Bibi Jan I Anarkali of Peshawar I Beejo Di Qabar I Beloved Mistress of Durrani King • Bibi Jan I Anarkali of Peshawar I Bee... 7: Hari Singh Nalwa Cottage I Peshawar I Memories of the Most Fearless Sikh Warrior • Hari Singh Nalwa Cottage I Peshawar I... 8: Khyber Steam Safari I Silent Tracks, Deserted Tunnels I Tale of Destruction • Khyber Steam Safari I Silent Tracks, ... 9: Gor Khatri I Peshawar I Warrior's Grave I Caravanserai of Mughal Princess • Gor Khatri I Peshawar I Warrior's Gra... 10: Dilip Kumar I Collapsed Ancestral Home I Peshawar I Visit of Dumping Ground • Dilip Kumar I Collapsed Ancestral Hom... 11: Khyber Pass I Traditional Gateway for Invaders I Land of Bravery I Storyteller of Valor & Deceit • Khyber Pass I Traditional Gateway for... 12: Sethi House I Sethiyan Di Haveli I Peshawar I A Wonderful Combination of Woodwork & Stone • Sethi House I Sethiyan Di Haveli I Pe... 13: Islamia College University I Peshawar I A Key Player in Mission Pakistan I Donation-Based Institute • Islamia College University I Peshawar... 14: Qissa Khwani Bazaar I Peshawar I Center for Dead Stories I Graveyard of Caravans & Qehwa Houses • Qissa Khwani Bazaar I Peshawar I Cent... At the center of Peshawar’s old walled city, near Ghanta Ghar, Bazaar Kalan & Gor Khatree, on a small street called Mohallah Sethian, lies a veritable treasure trove: seven stately mansions, structural masterpieces of the 18th and 19th centuries in a state of decay and disrepair. The Mohallah was once an enclave of almost 3 dozen havelis belonging to the Sethis, one of the most prominent merchant families of Peshawar. Originally Hindu Arora-Khatrees from Punjab, they migrated to Peshawar from Jhelum in 1730s and settled within the walled city, then a thriving trading post. There their family fortunes grew and they became extremely wealthy. Dealing mainly in timber, which they purchased at subsidized rates under the British Raj, the Sethis set up trade centers in Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan & established international trading links with Central Asia, that extended up to Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarkand & other cities in Russia. They supplied merchandise to China, India & Iran as well. They decided to convert to Islam, & adopted their profession as their surname the `Seths’ (businessmen) became Sethis. The 7 havelis in the Sethi Mohallah boast exquisite masonry & woodwork, which despite several decades of decay still bear testimony to their grandeur. Laced with ornate designs & heavy embellishments, their most striking feature is delicate woodwork on the doors, balconies, windows, frames, columns and arches. The heavily engraved intricate floral and geometric designs are each carved by hand and the craftsmanship is of a kind that many carpenters say is not to be found in this day and age. Each mansion is a three-storied structure comprising the tehkhana (or basement) containing spacious living rooms partitioned into two separate quarters for men and women, a balakhana (first floor) and a paved daalaan (courtyard) with a fountain at the center. The roofs of all the havelis are connected by wooden bridges. Spread across 33 marlas, the Sethi House was built by Seth Karim Bakhsh. Its construction began in 1835, and was completed after 49 years, in 1884. Limestone and Waziri, small Kashmiri bricks which are a common component of all buildings constructed in the Mughal era, were also used in the buildings. The Sethi House is built around the courtyard. It comprises 12 rooms and the windows of four of them face the courtyard, each from the same angle. They are embedded with red and green cut-pieces of glass that are reminiscent of the post-renaissance art of European churches. Colorful cut glasswork also adorns the doors. Another interesting feature of the Sethi havelis are the ceilings that are painted in a variety of color combinations, and engraved with glass in geometric and Islamic designs. Follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/gilanilogs/... Twitter: twitter.com/GilaniLogs Instagram: www.instagram.com/zulfiqargil...

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