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The recorded history of Lahore (Punjabi: لہور دی تریخ ; 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 province of Punjab and is primarily inhabited by the native ethnic Punjabis.
Heera Mandi is located inside the Walled City of Lahore, near the Taxali Gate, [3] and south of the Badshahi Mosque. [4] Heeramandi, originally a song and dance community rooted in the 'tawaif' culture during the Mughal period, first evolved into a hotspot for prostitution during the Ahmad Shah Durrani (1747- 1772) invasions of India.
The tomb of Anarkali is located on the grounds of Lahore's Punjab Civil Secretariat complex near the British-era Mall, southwest of the Walled City of Lahore.It is considered to be one of the earliest Mughal tombs still in existence, and is considered to be one of the most significant buildings of the early Mughal period.
Lahore was made an important establishment of the Mamluk dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate following the assassination of Muhammad of Ghor in 1206. Under the reign of Mamluk sultan Qutb ud-Din Aibak, Lahore attracted poets and scholars from medieval Muslim World. Lahore at this time had more poets writing in Persian than any other city.
Lahore Pakistan: Bibi Pak Daman, daughter of Hazrat Ali (as) and sister of Hazrat Abbas ibn Ali (as) and her 3 daughters (granddaughters of Imam Ali (as) Hazrat Pir Syed Ghulam Haider Ali Shah (Jalalpur Sharif, Jhelum, Pakistan) Moulana Ash'Shaikh Muhammad Khan Hanafi Qadri Naqshbandi.(1920-1980) Jaranwala Road Faisalabad
As a gateway to the west, and Persia in particular, Lahore had a strong regional style which was heavily influenced by Persian architectural styles. Earlier mosques, such as the Wazir Khan Mosque , were adorned in intricate kashi kari , or Kashan style tile work, [ 4 ] from which the Badshahi Mosque would depart.
In 1580, Lahore Subah or province was created as a result of administrative reforms of Akbar. The following is a list of notable governors of Lahore subah appointed by the central Mughal government: [6] [7] Said Khan (c. 1580–1583) Raja Bhagwan Das (c. 1583–1586) Akbar (1586–1598; Mughal court at Lahore) Rai Singh (1598–1599)
The city of Lahore has a history of Hindu presence. The earliest princes were said to be Rajputs from Ayodhya, of the same family as those who reigned in Gujrat and Mewar. [citation needed] Hieun Tsang, the Chinese traveller, who visited the Punjab in 630 AD, speaks of a large city, containing many thousands of families, chiefly Brahmans, situated on the eastern frontier of the kingdom of ...