Lucknow: The Historic City
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Edition
1st. Ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9788175741171
Length
108p., Tables; Glossary; Bibliography;Figures; Appendix; Maps; 28cm.
Subjects
Mythology dates Lucknow back to the satyug period of Ramayana when Laxman the younger brother of Ram formed a settlement of Lakshamanavati or Laxshmanpur. Archaeological excavations indicate presence of prehistoric and historic (AD 40-900) settlements. The historic city of Lucknow was once the seat of Indo-Muslim civilisation- the legacy of the Nawabs of Awadh. Lucknow is also important for its role in the 1857 War of Independence, an event that largely ...
