page_title: Sultanpur Lodhi
section_title: Ancient
hierarchical_section_title: Sultanpur Lodhi / History / Ancient
caption_attribution_description: English: ਇਹ ਨਕਸ਼ਾ ਸੁਲਤਾਨਪੁਰ ਲੋਧੀ ਇਲਾਕੇ ਦਾ ਸਹਿਜ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਦਰਸਾਂਉਦਾ ਹੈ
context_page_description: Sultanpur Lodhi is a city and a Municipal Council in the Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab. The town is named after its founder, Sultan Khan Lodhi, who was a general of Mahmud of Ghazni in 1103 AD, and has also been mentioned in the Ain-e-Akbari. Sultanpur Lodhi is located on the south bank of a seasonal rivulet called Kali Bein, which runs 6 miles north of the intersection of Beas and Sutlej Rivers, two of the Five Rivers of Punjab. The word Punj - ab, literally means five river - land.
context_section_description: Sultanpur Lodhi, from the 1st century to the 6th century AD, was a major place of meditation and knowledge for Buddhism. In that period, the city was known by the name ‘Sarwmanpur’. Many statues, coins and other such objects of that time, have been found during the archeological research and excavations of the city. It is also believed that the ancient Buddhist book of ‘Abinav-Prastava’ was authored here by Katiyana. In the 8th century. This place was established as a great empire of Hinduism and Buddhism.
caption: Evolution of City of Sultanpur Lodhi
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