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Multan, the 4th largest city of Pakistan, in Punjab province is one of the oldest cities in South Asia, though its exact age has yet to be determined. Multan remained the capital and largest city of Punjab region in late ancient (500 BC-500 CE) and most of the medieval era (500-1500 CE). [1] The Multan region was centre of many civilizations ...
Langah Sultanate. Approximate territory of the Langah Sultanate at its greatest extent, circa 1475 CE. [1] The Langah Sultanate, also known as the Sultanate of Multan, was a late-medieval kingdom established and ruled by the Langāh clan in South Punjab from 1445 to 1526. [2] [3] Their capital was the city of Multan .
1324 C.E. The Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam ( Punjabi, Urdu: مقبرہ شاہ رکن عالم) located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, is the mausoleum of the 14th century Punjabi Sufi saint Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fateh. The shrine is considered to be the earliest example of Tughluq architecture, [1] and is one of the most impressive shrines in Asia. [2]
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 ...
The Sun Temple of Multan was a temple dedicated to Surya, the Hindu Sun God, in the city of Multan in modern Pakistan. The location of the temple remains unknown; it is distinct from the Prahladpuri Temple . The temple commanded significant fame in the subcontinent — as a place of pilgrimage and wealth — under Hindu as well as Islamic rule ...
Punjab, Pakistan. Emirate of Multan (855 – 1010) was a medieval Muslim emirate in Punjab that was centred around city of Multan, present-day part of Punjab, Pakistan. It was initially ruled by the tribe of Banu Munabbih. In 959 CE, Ismaili Qarmatians under Banu Lawi gained control of the Emirate and in 1010, it was conquered by Ghaznavid Empire.
t. e. Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fateh ( Punjabi: شیخ رکن الدین ابوالفتح; c. 1251 – c. 1335 ), commonly known by the title Shah Rukn-e-Alam ("Pillar of the World"), was an eminent 13th and 14th-century Punjabi Sufi saint from Multan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan ), who belonged to Suhrawardiyya Sufi order. [1] [dead link] His ...
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