What is a few sentence about the Urdu Bazar in Lahore?
Located on M.A. Jinnah road, Urdu bazaar is one of the oldest book markets not just in Pakistan but in the entire subcontinent. Some business owners here are third- and fourth-generation immigrants from India, who began selling books in the area.
History. Origins of the first Urdu bazaar dates back to the Mughal era at Red Fort, Delhi - this location in Karachi of Urdu Bazaar was founded in the 1950s. Initially, the marketplace was composed of just a few stalls operated by the immigrants, but it gradually grew and moved to M.A.
Anarkali Bazar is oldest place in Lahore. It is located on the Mall Road. Anarkali is divided into two sections old Anarkali and new Anarkali. In old Anarkali Bazaar there are Food Street and new Anarkali there are different clothes, jewelry, books, etc.
It derives its name from the nearby mausoleum thought to be that of a tawaif named Anārkalī, who was 'chased out of town' by order of the Mughal Emperor Akbar for having a love affair with his son, Prince Salīm, who would later become Emperor Jahāngīr.
Historical Facts About "Urdu Bazar" - One of the Famous Bazar of Lahore
Is Anarkali a true story?
Historians believe...
that Anarkali might be a fictional character or a composite of multiple individuals. Others contend that while the exact details of her life might be obscured by time and embellishment, there could be some kernel of truth in the core elements of her story.
After Anarkali's death, Salim rebelled against his father(Akbar) and was imprisoned for a time. He eventually reconciled with Akbar and went on to become emperor after his father's death in 1605.
A Hindu legend based on oral traditions holds that Lahore, known in ancient times as Nokhar (City of Lava in Sanskrit), was founded by Prince Lava, the son of the goddess Sita and Rama; Kasur was founded by his twin brother Prince Kusha.
Historical records document the concept of a bazaar existing in Iran as early as 3000 BCE, where some large cities contained districts dedicated to trade and commerce.
Lucky One Mall is a shopping mall located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, which is owned by Yunus Brothers Group. It is the largest shopping mall in Pakistan, with an area of about 3.4 million square feet. It is also the second largest mall in South Asia, and the 31st largest mall in the world.
Anarkali Bazaar might seem to be a crazy place for some foreign tourists, but for the locals it has always been a charm. It is one of the oldest markets of the city and offers traditional stuff, garments, jewelry etc at reasonable prices.
The Urdu Bazaar (literally, 'Urdu market') is a major market in the walled city of Delhi, India that connected the canal in the middle of Chandni Chowk to Jama Masjid. The original market was destroyed in the aftermath of Indian Rebellion of 1857, but its name survives as a location near the Jama Masjid.
Bazaar, “a marketplace,” comes via Italian bazarro from Persian bāzār, “market.” The bā- part of this term (earlier wā-, vaha-) likely comes from a root meaning “to buy, sell” and is a distant relative of Latin venum, “for sale” (compare venal and vendor), while the -zār element (earlier -carana) may come from the same ...
bazaar, originally, a public market district of a Persian town. From Persia the term spread to Arabia (the Arabic word sūq is synonymous), Turkey, and North Africa.
bazaar is an Persian word which can be also seen in other languages like Turkish: pazar and Persian: بازار. bazaar is an area that is always used for shopping.
Lahore is the second-largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab. Historically, it is said to be about 2000 years old. In the earliest times, it was a colony of Kangra hill Kingdoms and was a cut-off township on the trade route to Delhi.
Hindu legend attributes the founding of Lahore to Lava, or Lōh, son of Rāma, for whom it is said to have been named Lōhāwar. The city of “Labokla” mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd-century Guide to Geography may have been Lahore.
The origin of Lahore can be traced back somewhere between 1st and 7th centuries A.D. It is, however, inferred by historians that Lahore was actually founded by Loh e son of Rama, characterized as the Hindu god in Ramayana. According to Sir Robert Montgomery, Lahore rose to importance between 2nd and 4th centuries.
Prominent guesses about who the Anarkali was. Anarkali as a wife of Emperor Akbar who fall in love with his son Jahangir. Anarkali was a concubine of Emperor Akbar(and Prince Daniyal's mother) who fell in love with his son Jahangir.
Anarkali was named Sharf-un-Nisa at birth. She became a courtesan in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar and the father of Jahangir. As a courtesan, she was also a mistress of Akbar. She had a son named Daniyal Mirza who was almost surely the illegitimate son of Akbar.
She was supposedly ordered to be buried alive by Mughal emperor Akbar for having an illicit relationship with Prince Nuruddin Salim later to become Emperor Jahangir. Due to the lack of evidence and sources, the story of Anarkali is widely accepted to be either false or heavily embellished.
