Azimabad

Azimabad (Hindi: अज़ीमाबाद, Urdu: عظیم آباد) 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 historians/ 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]. Khan Zaman Khan Ali Asghar ibn Qazi Ghulam Mustafa was later on appointed as Naib Subahdar by Farrukhsiyar at Azimabad^[8].

See also

• Patna
• Patliputra
• Names of Patna

References

1. ^ http://www.patna.nic.in/html/History.htm
2. ^ Scott, David (May 1995). "Buddhism and Islam: Past to Present Encounters and Interfaith Lessons". Numen 42 (2). 
3. ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Paliputra.html
4. ^ ^{a b} http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Patna.html
5. ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Patna.html
6. ^ http://drdapatna.bih.nic.in/patna_at_glance.html
7. ^ http://www.patnadaily.com/readerswrite/2007/feb/najam_gilani2.html
8. ^ Tazkirat us-Salatin Chaghta – A Mughal Chronicle of Post Aurangzeb Period (1707-1724) by Muhammad Hadi Kamwar Khan; edited Persian text and with an Introduction by Muzaffar Alam (1980), Centre Of Advanced Study Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (U.P.) -202001, India(page 202)