Book Name | Tareekh e Peshawar |
Author | Munshi Gopal Das |
Publish Year | 2008 |
Publisher | Gandhara Hindko Board, Peshawar |
Language | Urdu |
Genre | History |
ISBN | NA |
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Review: Tareekh e Peshawar
The book, Tareekh e Peshawar (History of Peshawar) compiled and finalized in 1874 by Munshi Gopal Das extra assistant settlement commissioner Punjab on the orders of his Settlement Commissioner (A.G. Hastings) of Punjab, is a landmark work. Gopal Das was assisted by 590 member’s secretarial staff holding subordinate office positions in the Settlement Commissionerate. The work was compiled between 1869 to 1874 and printed later at the Kohe-Noor Press in Lahore. A reprint of it has appeared short of maps, diagrams, figurative tables, and illustrations etc. lately by Globe Publishers Urdu Bazaar Lahore with no date of publication.Peshawar is one of the most former cities on earth. It is deemed as a conservative Islamic city with a great history. It has all kinds of professionals and manufacturers. From goldsmiths to silversmiths, traditional carpets (which is one of the biggest exports of the country currently), pottery, clothing and artwork on the wood, stones or brass. Peshawar was known for its massive 16 gates known as Rampura Gate, Reti, Kachehri, Asamai, Kabuli, Bajouri, Dabgari, Ramdas, Beriskian, Sard Chah, Sirki, Kohati, Yakka Thoot, Ganj, Lahori, Hashtnagri.
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