How Much the Lahore Changes?

    Undoubtedly Lahore is a city where there is so much to see and eat that you can't imagine but the pockets should be very heavy. On Sundays and holidays, a hearty breakfast and delicious lunch and dinner await you. You can get lentils, biryani, fried meat, barbecue as well as fast food. Go anywhere in Lahore and you will get all these gifts. Go to places like Lakshmi Chowk, MM Alam Road Gulberg, Inside Lahore Bhati Gate, Food Street Gawalmandi, Old Pomegranate Fort, Baden Road, these are all famous food centers where the fragrant aroma and aroma of food would spread everywhere. Is . There are so many types of buildings and historical places in Lahore that it takes many days to see them. They include ancient, historical and modern places and buildings, a beautiful marquee and a combination. These include the Royal Fort, the Royal Mosque, the Museum, Minar Pakistan, Shalamar Bagh, the Tomb of Noor Jahan, and other important historical buildings on the Mall Road. There is no shortage of beautiful parks. The launch of the Orange Train has completely changed Lahore, modern Lahore has swallowed old Lahore. The plight of Lahore inside certainly invites historians and historians to think. Once upon a time, on the streets of Lahore, including the Mall Road, you could hear the hooves of Tang's horses and you could see a few cars and bicycles. There was a time when there were attractive double decker buses on the roads of Lahore. These scenes can only be seen in old photos. In the second decade of the 21st century, Lahore has entered a new era, and today the noise of car horns and engines has taken to the skies. There are now overbridges, underpasses and flyovers. Up and down, right, left, all the traffic is visible. The rush of motorcycles, shiny luxury cars and other transport is always visible on the roads, Lahore is the second largest city in Pakistan and the 18th largest in the world. This city is also known as Zinda Dalan Lahore. It is also called "City of Colleges", "City of Flowers", "City of Parks", "City of Data" and the Heart of Pakistan. There are some famous sayings about Lahore, one of which is "Seven days and eight fairs, when to go home" and the other is "Those who have not seen Lahore, O Jamia e Nain" by the river Ravi. Abad "Lahore". The young generation and overseas may not know that there is a Lahore within today's Lahore and in fact it is the real Lahore. This inner Lahore is also called "Old Lahore". Remains of this anonymous old Lahore still exist today, old mansions, old doors, old houses, monuments of old times that make one go back centuries. Even its names have changed in every age. The names mentioned in the history books include Lahore, Lahore, Lahore, Lahore, Lahore, Lahore, Lahore, Lahore, Lahore. Like the name Lahore, its history is very old and ancient. Even after the passage of centuries, it is still counted among the important cities of the world. In 630 AD, a Chinese man mentioned Lahore in his writings on his way to India. Hence the ancient of this city. Turns out to be Allama Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Jabir Blazi's book "Fatuh al-Baldan" mentions

    Lahore in which important events of 664 AD are mentioned. If the history of Lahore city is written in a few lines, then something like this will be written. According to the history books, Ram's son "Iron" founded the city of Lahore and built a fort here. The city remained under the control of Hindu kings till the tenth century. When Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni conquered the Punjab in the 11th century, Ayaz was appointed Governor of Lahore. In 1186, Shahabuddin Ghauri captured Lahore. It was occupied by the Khilji family in 1290, the Tughlaq family in 1320, the Syed family in 1414 and the Lodhi family in 1451. Zahiruddin Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in 1526 and founded the Mughal Empire in the subcontinent.

    The city of Lahore embraces the rise and fall of the rulers of the past. In every era, this city has been the center of attention and government of the ruling time and has been the capital of the province. While the story of Lahore's devastation and resettlement is long, it is also instructive. Foreign invaders ravaged Kolta and Ajara. Eventually, when the Mughal period came, they decided to protect themselves from these attacks and beautify it, thus for the first time not only a strong high wall was built around Lahore which was 30 feet high which was reduced to 15.20 feet during the Sikh period. Was left. Twelve gates were also built for its entrances and exits, one small gate was also built separately, all of which were exemplary in beauty due to their engraving. These gates were given regular names. These include 1 Delhi Gate, 2 Akbari Gate, 3 Moti Gate, 4 Shah Alam Gate, 5 Iron Gate, 6 Mori Gate, 7 Bhati Gate, 8 Mint Gate, 9 Ink Gate, 10 Masti Gate, 11 Kashmiri Gate, 12 Khuzri Gate and 13 One Gate. The Delhi Gate was the busiest passage in those days, as its face was towards Delhi, so royal caravans and cavalry used to enter Lahore through this route.