' Kashmir Special'
All these photographs are of English Commemorative Metal Plate, Gurmukhi commemorative stone and Ancient times Mangla Fort located at Mangla, Mirpur, Azad State Of Kashmir, Pakistan.
The Historic Information Written on English Commemorative Metal Plate reads as Below :
' The Mangla Fort'
It is historic Mangla Fort, from which Mangla Dam derives its name. Innumerable stories have been attributed to the origin of the fort as also the period in which it was built. Locals think that it was built by one Mangla Devi. Originally the fort was built of mud and owes its present pucca shape to Raja Ranbil Singh who ruled the area in middle of the 19th Century. Others believe it derives its name from a holy woman, named Mangla Mai. Still another section insists the name Mangla was a derivative of the Sanskrit word 'Manglawar' (Tuesday) or 'Mangla' the Hindi name for the planet Mars. Whatever be the truth, there is no specific mention of its being a holy place of idol worship or a fortress of strategic importance in the Work of ancient Muslim historians, chroniclers of Alexander the devout Buddhist pilgrims of China or the Astute Alberuni.
Sultan Maqsood, a WAPDA writer, has however, quoted Cunningham in the ' Archeological Survey of India' as saying that Mangla was an ancient capital within the area known to the Greeks as Abhisara. He also quoted from the Hutchinson 's History of Punjab States to prove that a Chib Prince founded the state of Khari Kharyali with its capital at Mangla Fort in 1400 AD. Mangla is surrounded by a wealth of Archeological remains. Pandavas, Greeks, the mighty Emperors of Maurya Dynasty, Hindu Rulers of Kashmir, Hindu Shahias of Punjab, Mahmood of Ghazni, Shahab ud Din Ghori, Taimor, Mughal and Sur Emperors have left the evidence of their impact on this area. '
Photographs By Mr Imran William Sahib
All these photographs are of English Commemorative Metal Plate, Gurmukhi commemorative stone and Ancient times Mangla Fort located at Mangla, Mirpur, Azad State Of Kashmir, Pakistan.
The Historic Information Written on English Commemorative Metal Plate reads as Below :
' The Mangla Fort'
It is historic Mangla Fort, from which Mangla Dam derives its name. Innumerable stories have been attributed to the origin of the fort as also the period in which it was built. Locals think that it was built by one Mangla Devi. Originally the fort was built of mud and owes its present pucca shape to Raja Ranbil Singh who ruled the area in middle of the 19th Century. Others believe it derives its name from a holy woman, named Mangla Mai. Still another section insists the name Mangla was a derivative of the Sanskrit word 'Manglawar' (Tuesday) or 'Mangla' the Hindi name for the planet Mars. Whatever be the truth, there is no specific mention of its being a holy place of idol worship or a fortress of strategic importance in the Work of ancient Muslim historians, chroniclers of Alexander the devout Buddhist pilgrims of China or the Astute Alberuni.
Sultan Maqsood, a WAPDA writer, has however, quoted Cunningham in the ' Archeological Survey of India' as saying that Mangla was an ancient capital within the area known to the Greeks as Abhisara. He also quoted from the Hutchinson 's History of Punjab States to prove that a Chib Prince founded the state of Khari Kharyali with its capital at Mangla Fort in 1400 AD. Mangla is surrounded by a wealth of Archeological remains. Pandavas, Greeks, the mighty Emperors of Maurya Dynasty, Hindu Rulers of Kashmir, Hindu Shahias of Punjab, Mahmood of Ghazni, Shahab ud Din Ghori, Taimor, Mughal and Sur Emperors have left the evidence of their impact on this area. '
Photographs By Mr Imran William Sahib
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