Allahabad
History of Allahabad
Allahabad
sanctity is manifest by references to it in Purans, the Ramayan and the Mahabharata.
According to Hindu Mythology, Lord Brahma, the creator God of the Trinity, chose
a land on earth(ie Prayag) to perform ‘Prakrista Yag’, at the beginning
of the creation and he also refereed to it as Tirth raj or the King of all piligrimage
centres’ As per writing of ‘Padam Puran’ – “As the
sun is amongst the moon and the moon amongst the stars, likewise ‘Prayag
is best amongst all places of pilgrimage” The bathing at Prayag is mentioned in Brahma Puran s “ in the month of Magha at the bank of Ganga Yamuna in Prayag bestows results of millions and millions of Ashvmedha Yajna”
Prayag is birth place of Som, Varuna and Prjapati. Prayag has been associated with mythological personalites in Brahmanical(Vedic) and Buddhist Literatures. It was the seat of the great sge Bhardwaj, sage Durvasa and Sage Pannas sage Bhardwaj lived here circa 5000BC anf taught more than 10000 disciples. He was the greatest philospher of ancient world.
The Present Jhunsi area cery close to sangam was the kingdom of Chandrabanshiya ( lunar clan ) king Pururava. Nearby Kaushambi bloomed to prosperety during Vatsa and Maurya Rule. The earliest monument of antiques Ashok Piller with incriptions of third century B.C. cears the incriptions of his directions to his fellow rajas and praise of King Samudragupta. The Chinese traveler Huan Tsang in 643 BC found Prayag inhabited by many Hindus who regarded the place very Holy. 1575 AD Emperor Akbar fonded the city in by the name of “ILLAHABAS” which has now become ALLAHABAD meant “ The City of Allaha” impressed with the strategic importance of the SANGAM. In medieval India the city enjoyed the honour of being the religio-cultural center of India. For a long time it was Provincial capital of the Mughals. Later it was captured by Marathas.
1801 AD British History of the city begun in this year when the Nawab of Oudh ceded it to the British Throne. British army used the fort for their miletary purposes.
1857 AD The town was the centre of war of Independence and later became the crucible of Indian Freedom Movment against British.
1858 AD The East India Company officially handed over India to British Goverenment here at Minto Park After the first war of independence the town was named “ALLAHABAD” and was made the capital of United Provience of Agra and Oudh.
1868 AD it become a seat of Justice wjen Allahabd High Court was established.
1871 AD British architect Sir William Emerson erected a majestic monument All Saint Cathdral thirty years before he designed the Victoria Memorial in Kolkkata.
1887 AD Allahabad become the fourth oldest University. Allahabad has been rich in numerous Victorian and Georgian buildings made in synthesis with Indian architectural tradions.
This city was the heart of the indian Freedom Movement against the British rule with Anand Bhawan being the epicentre, It was in Allahabad the Mahatama Gandhi proposed his program of non-violent resistance to liberate India. Allahabad has provided the largest number of prime ministers of Post independence India Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, V.P.Singh. Former Prime Minister Chandreshekhra was student of Allahabad university.
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