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The recorded history of the rulers of Lahore (Punjabi: لہور دے حُکمران, Urdu: حکمرانِ لاہور), covers thousands of years.Originally the capital and largest city of the Punjab region, it has since its creation changed hands from Hindu, Buddhist, Greek, Muslim, Mughal, Afghan, Sikh and the British, thereby becoming the cultural capital and the heart of modern-day Pakistan.
The Taanks (Takkas) were people from a variety of clans forming a kingdom. The rulers of the kingdom are only known from sources of chronicles and minted coins. [9] During this rule (630 AD), Lahore was said to have been visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang. He described it as a great Brahmin city. Note: Not listed chronologically. Ratapat
Lahore governor Malik Ikhtyaruddin Qaraqash fled the Mongols, [22] while the Mongols held the city for a few years under the rule of the Mongol chief Toghrul. [20] In 1266, Sultan Balban reconquered Lahore, but in 1287 under the Mongol ruler Temür Khan, [20] the Mongols again overran northern Punjab.
1584 – Mughal Akbar relocates capital to Lahore. [1] 1622 – Court of Mughal Jehangir established. [3] 1627 Khwabgah palace built. [6] Tomb of Jahangir built in Shahdara Bagh near city. 1632 – Shish Mahal (palace) built at Lahore Fort. [7] 1634 – Wazir Khan Mosque built. [6] 1635 – Moti Masjid (mosque) built at Lahore Fort. 1637
The Durrani ruler Ahmad Shah occupied Lahore in 1748. [51] Following Ahmed Shah Durrani's quick retreat, the Mughals entrusted Lahore to Mu’īn al-Mulk Mir Mannu. [51] Ahmad Shah again invaded in 1751, forcing Mir Mannu into signing a treaty that nominally subjected Lahore to Durrani rule. [51] Lahore was third time conquered by Ahmad Shah in ...
List of Pakistani monarchs. No. Portrait Regnal name (Birth–Death) Reign Full name Consort Royal House Start End 1: George VI (1895–1952) 14 August 1947
This is a list of the heads of state of Pakistan, ... Rulers.org – Pakistan This page was last edited on 7 December 2024, at 06:09 (UTC). Text ...
The Sikh Empire, officially known as Sarkār-i-Khālsa and Khālasa Rāj, [citation needed] was a regional power based in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. [7] It existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and conquered by the British East India Company in the Second Anglo-Sikh War.