Humayun reoccupies Lahore, Rabi' II 962/February 1555

همايون يستعيد لاهور، ربيع الآخر ٩٦٢هـ/فبراير ١٥٥٥م

1555 CE · 962 AH

Lahore

After some fifteen years of Afghan rule under Shir Shah Suri and his successors, Humayun reoccupied Lahore in Rabi' II 962/February 1555, returning the city to Mughal rule and ushering in the era of its greatest prosperity 1.

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The Gunpowder Empires
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South Asia
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After some fifteen years of Afghan rule under Shir Shah Suri and his successors, Humayun reoccupied Lahore in Rabi' II 962/February 1555, returning the city to Mughal rule and ushering in the era of its greatest prosperity 1.

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Lahore
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Humayun ibn Babur

People and things also explored

Badshahi Mosque· Ahmad Shah Durrani occupies Lahore, Muharram 1161/January 1748· al-Duz takes Lahore and is killed· Humayun returns to Delhi, 962 AH· Balban restores Lahore after his accession, 664/1266· Lahore formally annexed to the British empire, March 1849· First written mention of Lahore in the Hudud al-'alam, 372/982· Iltutmish's forces take Lahore, 613/1217

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  1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 5.2 p. 38
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