History of Lahore The recorded history of Lahore (Punjabi: لہور دی تریخ, Urdu: تاریخ لاہور ), the second largest city-district of Pakistan, covers thousands of years. Originally the capital and largest city of the Punjab region, it has since its creation changed hands from Hindu, Buddhist, Greek, Muslim, Sikh and British rule to becoming the cultural capital and the heart of modern day Pakistan. Origins Edit Main articles: Origins of Lahore and Etymology of Lahore An old street-scene in Lahore. A mythological legend, based on oral traditions, states that Lahore was named after Lava, son of the Hindu god Rama, who supposedly founded the city. To this day, the Lahore Fort has a vacant temple dedicated to Lava (also pronounced Loh, hence "Loh-awar" or The Fort of Loh). Likewise, the Ravi River that flows through northern Lahore was named for the Hindu goddess Durga.[1] Ptolemy, the celebrated astronomer and geographer, mentions in his Geographia a city called...