Lāhōr, also known as Warrukai Lahor or Chota Lahor previously known as Salatura, is an ancient pre-historic town of Swabi District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town serves as the headquarters of Lahor Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into two Union councils. The town is a settlement of 35,000 people and is located at with an altitude of 308 metres and lies west of Swabi and on the northern bank of the Indus River. In the vicinity of Lahor are Panjpir, Hund and Zaida three other cities of the ancient world.
Lahor has a very old history. Outside Lahor, there are some high mounds which likely contain ancient sites. Historians believe that a town called Salatura existed in the vicinity, where the Sanskrit grammarianPanini probably lived. The Chinese traveller Huan Tsang visited the city in the 7th century AD and reported that there was said to have been a statue for Panini in the town. Alexander the Great is said to have passed through the area, in trying to cross the Indus River through the Hund. He faced significant of resistance from the people of Lahor. The Oldest Lahor Port located in the Mohallah Ghari Khankhail shows the history of Lahor being among Alexander's possessions. Shaeed Baba and his family belonged to Lahor, Baba along with his eleven brother fought against British imperialism and died fighting the British army. The grave of Shaeed Baba and one of his brother is still in Lahor. Shaeed Baba's grave is in Mollah Taous Khani Although it is known that Panini was born in Shalatula, a small town near Attock on the northwestern Indian peninsula in what is now Pakistan, historians remain uncertain as to the exact dates of Panini's birth and death. One theory, supported by internal references that indicate Panini had contact with or was at least aware of Greek civilization, place his life after the year 327 BCE, when Macedonian Alexander the Great reached northwestern India. However, historical evidence supports limited contact between the two civilizations as early as the sixth century BCE.
