Naulakha_Bazaar

Naulakha Bazaar

Naulakha Bazaar

Bazaar in Punjab, Pakistan

Naulakha Bazaar (Punjabi, Urdu: نولکھا بازار) is bazaar located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

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History

The bazaar was established in 1633 and is located in Lahore Fort near Naulakha Pavilion. The Shaheed Ganj Mosque is located in Naulakha Bazaar. The used clothing and crockery bazaar, landa bazaar, is also located near Naulakha Bazaar.[1]

When the Naulakha Pavilion was built in 1633 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a small summer house, it cost around 900,000 rupees, an exorbitant amount at the time.[2] It is called Naulakha because in Punjabi language, the word means 'worth 9 lakhs rupees'.[3] This also brought the word Naulakha into common use to signify something precious.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Majid Sheikh (28 February 2016). "Twists and turns in the history of Naulakha Bazaar". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    Rajput (1963), pp. 8-9
  3. [3]
    In the monetary system consolidated by Mughals across India, they adopted Indian numbering system, in which one lakh denotes 100,000 units.
  4. [4]
    Dogar (1995), p. 65
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