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[[File:QutubuddinAibakMausoleum.JPG|thumb|200px|left|[[Qutb-ud-din Aibak]] Mausoleum, Lahore]]

Lahore is also mentioned in the old text called ''[[Hudud ul-'alam min al-mashriq ila al-maghrib|Hudud-i-Alam]]'' (The Regions of the World).<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.kroraina.com/hudud/ |title=Hudud al-'Alam, The Regions of the World: A Persian Geography, 372 A.H. - 982 A.D. |last=unknown author from Jōzjān |others=Translated by V. Minorsky |year=1937 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=London}}</ref> In 1927 it was translated into English by [[Vladimir Fedorovich Minorsky]] and published in Lahore. In this document, Lahore is mentioned as a ''shehr'' or town inhabited by infidels<ref>Al-Hind, the Slave Kings and the Islamic Conquest, 11th–13th Centuries By André Wink</ref> "impressive temples, large markets and huge orchards." It refers to "two major markets around which dwellings exist", and it also mentions "the mud walls that enclose these two dwellings to make it one." The original document is currently held in the [[British Museum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/2004/08/22/fea.htm |title=Dawn Pakistan&nbsp;– The 'shroud' over Lahore's antiquity |publisher=Dawn.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-15}}</ref> Lahore was called by different names throughout history. To date there is no conclusive evidence as to when it was founded. Some historians trace the history of the city as far back as 4000 years ago.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/News/Archives/2006/September/GlasgowLahoreTwinning.htm |title=Glasgow gets a new twin in Lahore |publisher=Living in Glasgow |date=14 September 2006 |accessdate=2009-07-06}}</ref> However, historically, it has been proved that Lahore is at least 2,000 years old. [[Hieun-tsang]], the famous Chinese pilgrim has given a vivid description of Lahore which he visited in the early parts of the 7th century. Lying on the main trade and invasion routes to South AsiaIndia, Lahore has been ruled and plundered by a number of dynasties and hordes.

===Ghaznavid Empire to Delhi Sultanate===