Lāhor (), also known as Little Lahore (
Pashto
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Śalātura was the birthplace of ancient South Asian Sanskrit grammarian Pāṇini who is considered to the oldest grammarian whose work has come down to modern times. In an inscription of Siladitya VII of Valabhi, he is called ''Śalāturiya'', ...
(), is an ancient pre-historic town of
Swabi District
Swabi District ( ps, سوابۍ ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in the Mardan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil wit ...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Pakistan
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. The town serves as the headquarters of
Lahor Tehsil
Lahor is a tehsil located in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town of Lahor is the headquarters of the tehsil. and is administratively subdivided into two
Union councils.
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The town is a settlement of 35,000 people and is located at with an altitude of 308 metres and lies west of
Swabi
Swabi ( ps, صوابۍ; ur, ) is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan,[Indus River
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(locally known as ''Abasin''). In the vicinity of Lahor are
Panjpir
Panjpir (Urduپنج پیر) is a town and Union council of Swabi District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan that is surrounded by Shahmansoor, Kaddi, Thand Kohi, Bam Khel, Dara and Ismailabad.Panj peer means five Sufi Sanits.
Distric ...
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Hund and
Zaida three other cities of the ancient world.
Administration
The village of Lahor contains two Union Councils, Lahor Gharbi and Lahor Sharqi (East and West), each Union is administered by its own
nazim.
History
Lahor has a very old history. Outside Lahor, there are some high mounds which likely contain ancient sites. Historians believe that a town called
Śalātura existed in the vicinity, where the Sanskrit grammarian
Panini probably lived. The Chinese traveller
Huan Tsang visited the city in the 7th century AD and reported that there was said to have been a statue for Panini in the town (but not present in his time).
Although it is known that Panini (c. 450 - 350 BCE) was born in Śalātura, a small town near Attock on the northwestern Indian peninsula in what is now Pakistan, historians remain uncertain as to the exact dates of Panini's birth and death. One theory, supported by internal references that indicate Panini had contact with or was at least aware of Greek civilization, place his life after the year 327 BCE, when Macedonian Alexander the Great reached northwestern India. However, historical evidence supports limited contact between the two civilizations as early as the sixth century BC
Alexander the Great
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is said to have passed through the area, in trying to cross the Indus River through the
Hund. He is also said to have faced significant resistance from the people of Lahor. The oldest Lahor port located in Mohallah Ghari Khankhail (GKK) shows Lahor being among Alexander's possessions.
References
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External links
Biography of PaniniPanini at answers.com
Bibliography
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Coward, Harold G., and K. Kunjunni Raja, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: The Philosophy of the Grammarians, Princeton University Press, 1990.
* Daniélou, Alain, A Brief History of India, translated by Kenneth Hurry, Inner Traditions, 2003.
* Kulke, Hermann, and Dietmar Rothermund, A History of India, third edition, Routledge, 1998.
* MacDonell, Arthur A., A History of Sanskrit Literature, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1900.
* A Sanskrit Grammar for Students, third edition, Oxford University Press, 1927.
* India's Past, Oxford University Press, 1927.
* Mohanty, J. N., Classical Indian Philosophy, Rowman & Little-field, 2000.
* Panini, Astadhyayi, translated by Sumitra M. Katre, University of Texas Press, 1987.
Populated places in Swabi District