Azimabad
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Azimabad was an old name of Modern-day Patna.[1], India. Patliputra was sacked by foreign attackers like Bakhtiyar Khilji [2] and other Muslim raiders [3]. This event is arguably seen by modern Brahiminist scholars as a milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India. It was abandoned in the 7th century[4] but revived during the rule of Pashtun emperor Sher Shah Suri as Patna.[5]. Sher Shah Suri had mover his capital from Bihar Sharif to Patliputra. Prince Azim-us-Shan, the grandson of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb came as the Governor of Patliputra in 1703.[6] Azim-us-Shan, named Patliputra as Azimabad, in 1704. [4][7]
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- ^ http://www.patna.nic.in/html/History.htm
- ^ Scott, David (May 1995). "Buddhism and Islam: Past to Present Encounters and Interfaith Lessons". Numen 42 (2).
- ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Paliputra.html
- ^ a b http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Patna.html
- ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Patna.html
- ^ http://drdapatna.bih.nic.in/patna_at_glance.html
- ^ http://www.patnadaily.com/readerswrite/2007/feb/najam_gilani2.html
