Originally Answered: What is the old name of Lahore Pakistan? A legend based on oral traditions holds that Lahore was known in ancient times as Lavapuri (City of Lava in Sanskrit),and was founded by Prince Lava the son of Sita and Rama; Kasur was founded by his twin brother Prince Kusha.
The safety question.
Despite last month's bombing, Lahore has long been considered 'safer' than other Pakistani cities, though this is partly due to the government's tendency to sweep militancy under the rug to encourage tourism and investment in the city.Lahore (Urdu: ?????) is the second biggest city in Pakistan. It is also known as the 'City of Gardens' because of its many parks and gardens. This city is known for its rich culture and lively atmosphere. Pakistan's major Urdu film industry Lollywood is based here at the "Cultural Heart of Pakistan".
It was built by the emperor Jahangir in 1617-1618 A.D. It is one of the three mosques built by Shah Jahan in Lahore fort, Agra Fort and Red fort Dehli.
Rich Culture:
Lahore's culture is unique due to its history. Known as the cultural capital or the Heart of Pakistan for the same reason, the city has been the seat to The Mughal Empire, the Sikh Empire and the capital of Punjab in the Mahmud Ghaznavi's Empire (11th century) and the British Empire.Lahore and Rawalpindi are both Pakistan's historical cities with a growing population and businesses, also both are named after Hindu settlers or rulers who discovered these regions and started to dwell here.
Punjab was a province of British India from 1849-1947. It was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. In 1947, Punjab total area was 136,330 sq.
The Treaty of Bhyroval
This was signed on 26 December 1846, by Currie, Lawrence and 13 members of the Durbar and later ratified by Hardinge and the young Maharaja..After seeing off Afghan invasions, they united under the leadership of Ranjit Singh, forming the Sikh Empire, and went on to conquer much of northern India by 1840. The empire finally came to an end as the result of two failed wars against British India between 1846-49.
Afghan–Sikh Wars
| Date | First Phase: November 1751 – May 1765 Second Phase: December 1766 – 1799 Third Phase: 1800 – 1837 |
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| Location | Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Pakistan and Afghanistan |
| Result | military stalemate |
It was one of the first major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between Britain and Russia.
First Anglo-Afghan War.
| Date | July 1839 – October 1842 |
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| Result | Afghan victory British withdrawal Dost Mohammad reinstalled to the throne |
The Battle of Chillianwala was fought in January 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War in the Chillianwala region of Punjab (Mandi Bahauddin), now part of modern-day Pakistan. The battle was one of the bloodiest fought by the British East India Company.
Under the terms of the Treaty of Amritsar that followed in March 1846, the British government sold Kashmir for a sum of 7.5 million Nanakshahee rupees to Gulab Singh, hereafter bestowed with the title of Maharaja.
Causes and Results of First Anglo Sikh War. After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, his successors proved to be weak and incapable administrator. Due to their weak administration, factionalism broke out in the Lahore state. The Britishers took advantage of it and fought two anglo-sikh wars.
On 21 February 1849, the East India Company decisively defeated the Sikh Empire at the Battle of Gujrat bringing to an end the Second Anglo-Sikh War. Following the victory, the East India Company annexed the Punjab on 2 April 1849 and incorporated it within British India.
Khalsa (Punjabi: ??????, Punjabi pronunciation: [ˈxaːlsaː], "to be pure, to be clear, to be free from") refers to both a community that considers Sikhism as its faith, as well as a special group of initiated Sikhs. The Khalsa tradition was initiated in 1699 by the last living Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh.
Jat Sikh, also known by the more conventional endonym Jatt Sikh, is a sub-group of the Jat people, and the Sikh ethnoreligious group from the Indian subcontinent. They form at least half of the Sikh population in Punjab, with some sources estimating them to be about 60% to 66% of the Sikh population.
History. The foundations of the present Punjab were laid by Banda Singh Bahadur, a hermit who became a military leader and, with his fighting band of Sikhs, temporarily liberated the eastern part of the province from Mughal rule in 1709–10.
Insurgency in Punjab
| Date | 1981–1995 (14 years) |
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| Location | Punjab, India |
| Result | Indian Government Victory Cleared out of militants from Harmandir Sahib in 1984. Khalistani militants militarily defeated. |
| Territorial changes | Government regains control and establishs peace in punjab and northwestern areas. |
The rise of the Singhs into power during the eighteenth century was a part of this political process. The combination of religious piety and disciplined worldliness that was evolved by Guru Nanak and elaborated by his successors was extended to the realm of politics by Guru Gobind Singh.
The Second Anglo-Sikh War was a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company that took place in 1848 and 1849. It resulted in the fall of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab and what subsequently became the North-West Frontier Province, by the East India Company.
Where Maharaja Duleep Singh died?
First Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the years 1845 – 1846. The war was fought between Sikh Empire and East India Company. Lord Harding was the Governor General during the First Anglo-Sikh War.
When was the second Anglo Sikh war fought?
The Sikh forces crossed the Sutlej in December 1845 and took offensive positions against the English forces. Subsequently, battles were fought in different places and the English victory at Sobraon led to the signing of the Lahore Treaty in 1846 which ended the war.
The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856. The latter supplanted the long-established right of an Indian sovereign without an heir to choose a successor.
When was the Battle of Chillianwala fought?
Treaty of Amritsar, (April 25, 1809), pact concluded between Charles T. Metcalfe, representing the British East India Company, and Ranjit Singh, head of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab. The treaty settled Indo-Sikh relations for a generation.
