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James Forbes' account of early 1800s claims that it was renamed Allahabad or abode of God by Jahangir after he failed to destroy the Akshayavat tree. The name, however, predates him, with Ilahabas and Ilahabad mentioned on coins minted in the city since Akbar's rule, the latter name became predominant after the emperor's death.
Nov 7, 2018 · But I won't be able to say that any longer because Allahabad has been renamed Prayagraj. Allahabad is in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which is ruled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya ...
Oct 16, 2018 · Lucknow: Allahabad was officially renamed as ‘Prayagraj’ on Tuesday. The Cabinet of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath cleared a proposal today to rename the historic city. “Allahabad will be called Prayagraj from today,” state minister Siddharth Nath Singh said in Lucknow after the Cabinet meeting.
Oct 16, 2018 · That's a sign you may soon see in one of India's best-known cities, Allahabad, after the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet gave the name change a go-ahead Tuesday. This comes a few weeks after an iconic UP railway station, the Mughalsarai Junction, was renamed after the RSS ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.
Oct 16, 2018 · According to some media reports, the banners for the upcoming Kumbh Mela (to be held on January 15, 2019) mention the name of the city as Prayagraj instead of Allahabad, reported ANI. UP Governor's nod to Prayagraj name change.
Oct 16, 2018 · Replacing Allahabad with Prayagraj, possibly before the Kumbh Mela in January next year, will reinforce ongoing RSS efforts to recast the history of India in a new framework, using a revised vocabulary and cultural categories.
Oct 15, 2018 · Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that Allahabad will be renamed ahead of the Ardh Kumbh Mela in January next year. Allahabad was named so in 1575 by Mughal Emperor Akbar, who called it, Illahabas meaning the abode of God.
Jan 20, 2020 · Allahabad was renamed Prayagraj in October 2018, after the state Cabinet passed a resolution. The matter had caused an uproar, with the Congress and the Samajwadi Party opposing the proposal.
Oct 16, 2018 · The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj. The government announced that 'Prayagraj' would be used to promote Indian culture on an international scale and also for promotion of Kumbh, scheduled to start in January 2019.
Oct 16, 2018 · “Keeping in view the feelings and emotions of the people, Allahabad has been renamed Prayagraj by our government. Five hundred years ago the name of the place was Prayagraj as it is at the `Triveni Sangam' (a confluence of three rivers)," Adityanath said later in Gorakhpur.
