Old names of Indian cities
Ahmedabad: - Ahmedabad's original name is Karnavati. The area around Ahmedabad has been inhabited since the 11th century and was known as Ashaval. In 1411, Sultan Ahmad Shah founded the walled city of Ahmedabad on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati River. The city was named Ahmedabad in honor of four Ahmads, including Ahmad Shah I, his religious teacher Shaikh Ahmad Khattu, and Kazi Ahmad and Malik Ahmad. Hindon's original name is Harnandi in Shiv Mahapuran. This land is the taposthali (abode) of Rishi Vishwawa, the father of King Ravan. Several old temples, some dating back to a thousand years, still exist today in Bisrakh near the river. Moradabad: - Moradabad's oldest name was Chaupala. In 1624, Rustam Khan, the governor of Sambhal, captured the city and named it Rustam Nagar. In 1625, the city's name was changed to Moradabad after the son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, prince Murad Baksh. Aurangzeb: - The city of Aurangabad was originally named Khadki or Khir