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Multan was the capital and largest city of Punjab region in late ancient (500 BC-500 CE) and most of the medieval era (500-1500 CE). Multan region was centre of many civilizations in its 5 millenia old history, and witnessed warfare across millennia because of its location on a major invasion route between South and Central Asia.
Multan ( مُلتان; [mʊltaːn] ⓘ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, located on the bank of river Chenab. It is one of the five largest urban centres of Pakistan in 2024 and serves as the administrative centre of Multan Division. [7] A major cultural, religious and economic centre of Punjab region, Multan is one of the oldest inhabited cities ...
Multan was first visited by the Muslim arms during the reign of the Khalifa Abu Bekr, in 44 Hijri (664 A.D.), when Mohalib, the Arab General, afterwards an eminent commander in Persia and Arabia, penetrated to the ancient capital of the Maili. He returned with many prisoners of war.
Multan, city, south-central Punjab province, east-central Pakistan. The city was subdued by Alexander the Great in 326 BCE and was brought under Umayyad rule about 712 CE. The commercial and military key to the southern route into India, it suffered several sacks and sieges over the centuries.
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The City of Saints, with an ancient history and culture, was once one of the most important trading hubs of ancient Islamic India, and is now known as Pakistan’s 7th largest city, Multan (Urdu:...
The history of Multan’s Muslim architecture begins with the Muslim conquest. Little is known about the architecture of Multan prior to the 11 th century, though elsewhere in Pakistan we can trace the genesis of Muslim architecture from the 8 th century A.D.
Jun 7, 2024 · It was taken over by the Arabs in the eighth century, and was later conquered by the Muslim Turkish conqueror Mahmud of Ghazna in 1005, and then later by Timur in 1398. The Mughal rulers greatly developed Multan throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, while the city was under their dominion.
