Abstract
There are few persons in the history of architecture in Pakistan who contributed significantly by constructing mosques, wells or other welfare projects of public convenience at different locations but their contributions are not fully acknowledged. Ikhtiar Khan, was one of such important noble who built mosques in Liaqatpur and Khanpur tehsils of Rahim Yar Khan District in Lower Punjab Pakistan during his rule sometimes around third quarter of the eighteenth century. Rahim Yar Khan District has been discussed in the modern sources with reference to historic settlements and residential and funerary architecture. The historic mosques particularly in Liaqatpur and Khanpur Tehsils have not received adequate attention in any scholarship because of their location and difficult access to each individual site. At the same time there is not a single work on the Ikhtiar Khan and his architectural contributions. These mosques are mostly located in far-flung areas and have recently been identified by the authors. This paper documents six of these mosques and analysis the importance and architectural contribution of these edifices to the built form of the region. The research methodology is based on physical and photographic documentation and mapping of these mosques.