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From 1524 to 1752, Lahore was part of the Mughal Empire. Lahore grew under emperor Babur; from 1584 to 1598, under the emperors Akbar the Great and Jahangir, the city served as the empire's capital. Lahore reached the peak of its architectural glory during the rule of the Mughals, many of whose buildings and gardens have survived the ravages of ...
Lahore grew under emperor Babur; from 1584 to 1598 under the emperor Akbar the Great (r.1556 - 1605) the city served as the empire's capital. Lahore reached the peak of its architectural glory during the rule of the Mughals, many of whose buildings and gardens have survived the ravages of time.
Lahore, along with Delhi, was the most important center of production of military equipment of Mughal empire. [20] In 1757, when the Subah of Lahore came temporarily under control of Ahmed Shah Abdali, the Zamzama cannon was ordered to be cast by Shah Nazir, a metalsmith of the former Mughal viceroy of the Lahore Subah, Moin-ul-Mulk . [ 21 ]
Lahore became the empire's administrative capital, though the nearby economic centre of Amritsar had also been established as the empire's spiritual capital by 1802. [26] By 1812, Singh had mostly refurbished the city's defences by adding a second circuit of outer walls surrounding Akbar's original walls, with the two separated by a moat.
1758 – Lahore Fort captured by Maratha forces under Raghunath Rao. 1759 – Marathas defeat the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Lahore. [10] 1765 - Lehna Singh and Gujar Singh of the Sikh Bhangi Misl (Punjab), occupy Lahore. [11] 1779 - Timur Shah Returns to Punjab to Punish the Sikhs (1776-1780)
The Lahore Fort is notable for having been almost entirely rebuilt in the 17th century, [3] when the Mughal Empire was at the height of its splendor and opulence. [4] Though the site of the Lahore Fort has been inhabited for millennia, [2] the first record of a fortified structure at the site was regarding an 11th-century mudbrick fort. [2]
The Lahore Fort (Punjabi and Urdu: شاہی قلعہ: Shahi Qila, or "Royal Fort") is a citadel at the northern end of Lahore's Walled City that spreads over an area greater than 20 hectares. [9] It contains 21 notable monuments, some of which date to the era of Emperor Akbar .
Lahore City and Fort, circa 1825 The young Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Sikh ruler of the Punjab. The Sikh Rule in Lahore initiated from the conquest and rule of the Sikh Misls and extended till the Sikh Empire of Ranjit Singh (also known as Punjab, the Sikh Raj, Sarkar Khālsā Rāj, and Sarkar Khalsaji) [1] which ended in 1849. [2]