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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 ...
Lahore. Lahore (/ ləˈhɔːr / lə-HOR; Punjabi: لہور [lɔː˩˥ɾ]; Urdu: لاہور [laːˈɦɔːɾ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is the second largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and 26th largest in the world, with a population of over 13 million. [10] Located in north-eastern Punjab ...
The Lahore Fort (Punjabi: شاہی قلعہ, romanized: Shā’ī Qi’lā, lit. 'Royal Fort'; Urdu: شاہی قلعہ, romanized: Shāhī Qilā) is a citadel in the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. [1] The fortress is located at the northern end of the Walled City of Lahore and spreads over an area greater than 20 hectares (49 acres). [2]
The Walled City of Lahore (Punjabi: اندرونِ شہر لہور; Urdu: اندرونِ شہر لاہور, "Inner City of Lahore"), also known as the Old City, forms the historic core of the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. The city was established around 1000 CE in the western half of the Walled City, [1] which was fortified by a mud wall ...
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 ...
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 Lahore Resolution, [a] also called the Pakistan Resolution, was a formal political statement adopted by the All-India Muslim League on the occasion of its three-day general session in Lahore, Punjab, from 22 to 24 March 1940, calling for a separate homeland for the Muslims of India. It was written and prepared by a nine-member subcommittee ...
Lahore has played an important role in Pakistani history. It was in this city that Pakistan's independence declaration was made. It was the largest city in the newly formed Pakistan at the time of independence and provided the easiest access to India, with its porous border near the Indian city of Amritsar only 30