Naulakha Bazaar Explained

Naulakha Bazaar
Native Name Lang:Urdu
Other Name:نولکھا بازار
Settlement Type:Bazaar
Pushpin Map:Lahore Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Lahore District
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5:00

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

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]

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Notes and References

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