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History of Lahore. The recorded history of Lahore (Punjabi: لہور دی تریخ (Shahmukhi), ਲਹੌਰ ਦਾ ਇਤਹਾਸ (Gurmukhi); romanized: Làhaur dī tàrīk͟h) refers to the past history of the city of Lahore, the post-medieval cultural and political hub of the Punjab region. Today, the city is the capital of the Pakistani ...
Origins of Lahore. Rama fighting Lava and Kusha. A Hindu legend based on oral traditions holds that Lahore, known in ancient times as Nokhar (City of Lava in Sanskrit), [1] was founded by Prince Lava, [2] the son of the goddess Sita and Rama; Kasur was founded by his twin brother Prince Kusha. [3] To this day, Lahore Fort has a vacant Lava ...
The origin of Lahore's name is unclear. The city's name has been variously recorded by early Muslim historians as Luhawar, Lūhār, and Rahwar. [31] The Iranian polymath and geographer, Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni, referred to the city as Luhāwar in his 11th century work, Qanun, [31] while the poet Amir Khusrow, who lived during the Delhi Sultanate period, recorded the city's name as Lāhanūr. [32]
One theory suggests that Lahore's name is a corruption of the word Ravāwar, as R to L shifts are common in languages derived from Sanskrit. [6] Ravāwar is the simplified pronunciation of the name Iravatyāwar - a name possibly derived from the Ravi River, known as the Iravati River in the Vedas. [6][7] The suffix "Awar" is a corruption of the ...
The origins of Lahore are vague. According to carbon dating evidence from archaeological finds in the Lahore Fort, settlements in the region have existed as early as 2,000 BCE. Lahore had many names throughout its history. Mohallah Maulian represents one of the two most probable sites of first the original Lahore.
See also: Sikh period in Lahore. 1739 – City captured by Persian forces under the command of Nader Shah. 1748 – Ahmed Shah Durrani in power. [8] 1753 – Sunehri Mosque built in Dubbi Bazaar area. [9] 1758 – Lahore Fort captured by Maratha forces under Raghunath Rao. 1759 – Marathas defeat the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Lahore.
The city of Lahore has a history of Hindu presence. The earliest princes were said to be Rajputs from Ayodhya, of the same family as those who reigned in Gujrat and Mewar. [citation needed] Hieun Tsang, the Chinese traveller, who visited the Punjab in 630 AD, speaks of a large city, containing many thousands of families, chiefly Brahmans, situated on the eastern frontier of the kingdom of ...
Mughal period in Lahore. The Alamgiri Gate is the main entrance to the Lahore Fort built during the reign of Aurangzeb. From 1524 to 1752, Lahore was part of the Mughal Empire. Lahore touched the zenith of its glory during the Mughal rule from 1524 to 1752. The Mughals, who were famous as builders, gave Lahore some of its finest architectural ...