Lakki

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Lakki

Head-cjuarters of the INLuwat tahsil, Bannu District, North- west Frontier Province, situated in 32*^ 36' N. and 70° 56' E. Popula- tion (1901), 5,218. In 1844 Fateh Khan Tiwana, the revenue collector of the Sikh government, built and garrisoned a fort in the heart of INLirwat which he called Ihsani)ur. A town grew up under its walls and became the capital of Marwat until 1864, when the site was abandoned and the inhabitants removed to Lakki on the right bank of the Gambila. The municipality w^as constituted in 1874. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 5,200, and the expenditure Rs. 5,300. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 5,500, chiefly derived from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 5,100. The town has a dispensary and a vernacular middle school maintained by the municipality.