24 December, 2009
06 December, 2009
Peshawar-Pakistan Old Images
Peshāwar formerly known by its Sanskrit name Pushkalavati, is the capital of the North-West Frontier Province and the administrative centre for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan but not the capital of the federal regional territory. The former Hindu settlement of Pushkalavati was founded by Pushkara, son of Bharata of Ayodhya, and was ruled under the Maurya Empire, serving as the capital of Gandhara.
The Kushan king Kanishka, moved the capital from Pushkalavati to Purushapura in the 2nd century AD.[4] The name "Peshawar" derives from Sanskrit Purushapura (meaning "city of men") and is known as Pekhawar or Peshawar in Pashto and Pishor in Hindko.
The area which originally belongs the eastern Iranian tribes of Scythian origin later became part of the Persian empire. It gave its name to the Peshwari naan bread, one of the diverse genres of naan common in the curry houses of Great Britain. Briefly it also witnessed some Greek influence after which it saw the Arab conquest and rise of Islam. It then became one of the centers of Afghan empire. Today it is one of the prime cities of Pakistan west of the river Indus.
The Kushan king Kanishka, moved the capital from Pushkalavati to Purushapura in the 2nd century AD.[4] The name "Peshawar" derives from Sanskrit Purushapura (meaning "city of men") and is known as Pekhawar or Peshawar in Pashto and Pishor in Hindko.
The area which originally belongs the eastern Iranian tribes of Scythian origin later became part of the Persian empire. It gave its name to the Peshwari naan bread, one of the diverse genres of naan common in the curry houses of Great Britain. Briefly it also witnessed some Greek influence after which it saw the Arab conquest and rise of Islam. It then became one of the centers of Afghan empire. Today it is one of the prime cities of Pakistan west of the river Indus.
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