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Muslim Town was founded in 1915 by Dr. Syed Muhammad Hussain (1878-1939), son of Syed Alim Shah. He was a graduate of Lahore Medical School and the Chief Chemical Examiner of Punjab as well as a renowned physician and philanthropist.
The most important session of the All India Muslim League, later the Pakistan Muslim League, was held in Lahore in 1940. [54] Muhammad Ali Jinnah, leader of the league, publicly proposed the Two Nation Theory for the first time and demanded a separate homeland for Muslims of India.
In 1801, Ranjit Singh was crowned the Maharaja of Punjab, thus Lahore became the capital of a unified Punjab under the Sikh Empire, regaining some of its lost grandeur. [24] In the aftermath of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, Punjab was annexed by the East India Company in 1849 and Lahore became the capital of British Punjab. [25]
Once Pakistan and India were formed - the area saw a mass exodus of Hindus and Sikhs, with the area now being populated primarily by the Punjabis from West Pakistan, immigrants from East Punjab (Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, of India) and Pashtuns. As of now, the population is 99% Muslims, comprising Punjabis, mostly.
The city's Hindu and Sikh population left en masse during the partition and shifted to East Punjab and Delhi in India. In the process, Lahore lost its entire Hindu and Sikh population. The emigrants were replaced by Muslim refugees from India. Muslim refugees and locals competed for ownership over abandoned Hindu and Sikh property. [5]
1924 – Punjab Archival Museum and record office established. [26] 1928 – Armoury Museum established in Lahore Fort. [27] 1935 – Punjab Assembly Chamber built. [28] 1940 March: City hosts Lahore Resolution proceedings of the All-India Muslim League. Nawa-i-Waqt Urdu-language newspaper begins publication. [29] 1941
The early Muslim period refers to the start of Muslim rule in the history of Lahore. In 664/682, the city was besieged by Muslim forces led by Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra. [1] [2] Few references to Lahore remain from before its capture by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in the eleventh century. The sultan took Lahore after a long siege and battle in which ...
Islam is a minority religion in Punjab, India followed by 535,489 people constituting about 1.93 percent of the state population out of 27.7 million population as of 2011 census report. [1] Islam has a strong historical presence in Punjab with many mosques, mausoleums and shrines.