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Multan was founded by great grandson of Prophet Noah before 3000 BC era, according to the historian Firishta. It was home to ancient Indo Aryan civilization. [4] According to Hindu tradition the ancient name of Multan was ''Mulasthana'' and the current name Multan was possibly associated with the Mallian people who faced Greek army and were defeated by Alexander the Great's army after a fierce ...
The origin of Multan's name is unclear. An ancient known name of the city was Malli-istan; Malli was the name of a tribe that inhabited the region and city.. Some have suggested the name derives from the Old Persian word mulastāna, 'frontier land', [11] while others have ascribed its origin to the Sanskrit word mūlasthāna, [12]
After a decisive military campaign, Mahmud captured Multan. [3] Abdul Fateh Daud was permitted to retain nominal control of the city under stringent conditions, effectively reducing him to a vassal. In Mahmud's absence, he appointed Nawasa Khan, a Hindu who later on convert to Islam, to govern Multan. However, Nawasa Khan soon renounced Islam ...
Al-Baladhuri's Futuh al-Buldan (c. mid-9th century C.E.) remains the earliest narrative-history to cover the history of the temple under Umayyad rule; he noted that all wealth—amounting to thirteen thousand and two hundred maunds of gold [8] —were confiscated from what was the "preeminent site of pilgrimage" for local Sindhis. [7]
Mallian people (Ancient Greek: Μάλλοι) were a tribe from southern Punjab, with capital in today's Multan city, south of the confluence of the Jhelum and Ravi, rivers, who confronted Alexander the Great during his Mallian campaign in 326 BC. They are mentioned by ancient Greek historians during the campaign of Alexander. [1] [2]
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology, Multan; Air University Multan Campus, (AUMC) Islamabad, Pakistan Air Force; Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan; Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan; National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore (Sub Campus Multan Campus) National University of Modern ...
An 1865 picture of Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, with visible remains of Multan fort at its edge. The fort was notable for both its effectiveness as a defence installation and for its architecture. The location of the famed Multan Sun Temple is located within the fort premises. Contemporary reports put the walls of the fort at 40 to 70 feet (21 m ...
On the other hand, Hindu Brahmin resistance against the Arabs continued for much longer, both in upper Sindh and Multan. [ 24 ] The eastern Hindu Jats supported the Sindhi king, Dahir , against the Arab invaders, whereas the western Jats aligned with Muhammad bin Qasim against Dahir . [ 3 ]