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  "ar": "أول ذكر مُدوَّن للاهور في «حدود العالم»، ٣٧٢هـ/٩٨٢م",
  "en": "First written mention of Lahore in the Hudud al-'alam, 372/982",
  "ur": "حدود العالم میں لہور کا پہلا تحریری ذکر، 372ھ/982ء"
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  "ar": "أول ذكر باقٍ للاهور يأتي في «حدود العالم» المؤلَّف سنة ٣٧٢هـ/٩٨٢م، حيث تُوصف مدينة يسكنها الهندوس وحدهم وتخضع للأمير القرشي صاحب ملتان {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 5.2 p. 37}.",
  "en": "The earliest surviving mention of Lahore comes in the Hudud al-'alam, composed in 372/982, which describes a city populated exclusively by Hindus yet subject to the Qurayshite ruler of Multan {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 5.2 p. 37}.",
  "ur": "لہور کا ابتدائی ترین تحریری ذکر 372ھ/982ء میں مرتب کی گئی «حدود العالم» میں ملتا ہے، جس میں اسے صرف ہندوؤں کا بسایا ہوا شہر بتایا گیا ہے جو ملتان کے قریشی حکمران کے ماتحت تھا {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 5.2 p. 37}."
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   "note": "تاريخ تأليف «حدود العالم» كما في المقال {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 5.2 p. 37}.",
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   "note": "تاريخ تأليف «حدود العالم» كما في المقال {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 5.2 p. 37}.",
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   "source": "Encyclopaedia of Islam 2nd ed. vol. 5.2 PDF p. 37 (LAHAWR, printed p. 597) — first mention in Hudud al-'alam 372/982",
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     "markdown": "أول ذكر باقٍ للاهور يأتي في «حدود العالم» المؤلَّف سنة ٣٧٢هـ/٩٨٢م، حيث تُوصف مدينة يسكنها الهندوس وحدهم وتخضع للأمير القرشي صاحب ملتان {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 5.2 p. 37}."
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     "heading": "Overview",
     "markdown": "The earliest surviving mention of Lahore comes in the Hudud al-'alam, composed in 372/982, which describes a city populated exclusively by Hindus yet subject to the Qurayshite ruler of Multan {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 5.2 p. 37}."
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     "markdown": "لہور کا ابتدائی ترین تحریری ذکر 372ھ/982ء میں مرتب کی گئی «حدود العالم» میں ملتا ہے، جس میں اسے صرف ہندوؤں کا بسایا ہوا شہر بتایا گیا ہے جو ملتان کے قریشی حکمران کے ماتحت تھا {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 5.2 p. 37}."
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  "event/lahore-balban-restore-664",
  "event/lahore-british-annexation-1849",
  "event/lahore-humayun-reoccupies-962",
  "event/lahore-iltutmish-capture-613",
  "event/lahore-jahangir-capital-1031"
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