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1 00:00:09,647 --> 00:00:10,387 Alright, Kids! 2 00:00:10,427 --> 00:00:12,567 Are you ready for Lahore's 3 00:00:12,630 --> 00:00:13,240 most iconic landmarks? 4 00:00:18,934 --> 00:00:20,294 You are so stupid Sam! Haha! 5 00:00:22,877 --> 00:00:24,837 Students! What is happening!? Behave! 6 00:00:25,013 --> 00:00:28,113 I will ask you questions and let’s see who knows 7 00:00:28,248 --> 00:00:31,798 the most about these historical monuments! 8 00:00:39,776 --> 00:00:43,036 This, my dear students, is the Lahore fort 9 00:00:43,039 --> 00:00:45,369 This was built in 11th century. Can anyone 10 00:00:45,370 --> 00:00:46,580 tell who built this grand establishment? 11 00:00:46,877 --> 00:00:49,637 Yes! It was built by Mahmud of Ghazni 12 00:00:49,838 --> 00:00:52,758 It was entirely rebuilt in 17th century 13 00:00:53,022 --> 00:00:54,962 And who lived here for the first four decades 14 00:00:55,104 --> 00:00:56,384 of the 19th century? 15 00:00:56,608 --> 00:00:58,998 Founder of Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh. 16 00:00:59,202 --> 00:01:02,592 After he took Lahore from 17 00:01:02,638 --> 00:01:04,718 the Bhangi Misl in 1799, 18 00:01:04,737 --> 00:01:06,657 he started living here. 19 00:01:11,071 --> 00:01:14,231 Bravo Sam! You are being impressive today. 20 00:01:14,335 --> 00:01:16,455 The fort was later passed to British 21 00:01:16,476 --> 00:01:18,226 colonialists after they annexed Punjab. 22 00:01:23,139 --> 00:01:25,969 So, the next landmarks are Gurudwara Dera Sahib 23 00:01:25,969 --> 00:01:27,999 and Samadhi of Ranjit Singh. 24 00:01:30,838 --> 00:01:33,188 I bet Sam knows about this as well! Haha! 25 00:01:36,437 --> 00:01:38,497 It is related to one of Sikh gurus 26 00:01:38,828 --> 00:01:40,808 That is obvious! But which one 27 00:01:40,967 --> 00:01:42,887 and what's the history behind it? 28 00:01:43,183 --> 00:01:45,493 It is the place where Guru Arjan Dev, 29 00:01:45,842 --> 00:01:47,972 Fifth guru of Sikhism died in 1606. 30 00:01:48,100 --> 00:01:50,010 Behind it is Samadhi of Ranjit Singh on 31 00:01:50,161 --> 00:01:52,301 the spot where he was cremated in 32 00:01:52,347 --> 00:01:53,457 the 19th century. 33 00:01:53,914 --> 00:01:55,894 Marvellous! Seems like we have a 34 00:01:56,035 --> 00:01:57,575 history buff among us. 35 00:02:20,737 --> 00:02:21,467 This is…? 36 00:02:21,717 --> 00:02:24,217 So beautiful, it is making my heart full. 37 00:02:25,821 --> 00:02:27,511 This is Badshahi Mosque. 38 00:02:27,655 --> 00:02:30,765 It was commissioned by Aurangzeb in 1671 39 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,810 to mark his victory against 40 00:02:32,863 --> 00:02:34,763 the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji. 41 00:02:38,341 --> 00:02:39,241 Absolutely right, Pinky! 42 00:02:39,345 --> 00:02:41,865 It's the second largest mosque in Pakistan. 43 00:02:45,670 --> 00:02:47,830 The next landmark is Hazuri Bagh Baradari. 44 00:02:47,957 --> 00:02:50,177 It was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 45 00:02:50,318 --> 00:02:52,108 Sikh ruler of Punjab in 1818 to celebrate 46 00:02:52,188 --> 00:02:53,838 his capture of the Koh-i-Noor diamond from 47 00:02:53,890 --> 00:02:55,300 Shuja Shah Durrani in 1813. 48 00:02:58,492 --> 00:02:59,622 This feels magical. 49 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,160 You can see all four monuments from here 50 00:03:02,191 --> 00:03:04,521 surrounding us from everywhere. 51 00:03:15,062 --> 00:03:16,982 Sam! Sam! How do you know everything? 52 00:03:17,782 --> 00:03:19,642 I’m the only one who doesn’t know anything 53 00:03:23,287 --> 00:03:24,637 I will tell you! It is simple. 54 00:03:24,888 --> 00:03:27,748 Wikipedia has answer to all your questions 55 00:03:28,041 --> 00:03:30,361 I noticed him using Wikipedia all day long 56 00:03:30,513 --> 00:03:31,783 It is amazing! 57 00:03:41,719 --> 00:03:43,629 I use Wikipedia to learn about our class 58 00:03:43,749 --> 00:03:46,559 lessons of history, geography and science. 59 00:03:46,828 --> 00:03:49,198 And you know what's the best part? 60 00:03:49,290 --> 00:03:51,000 it’s available in Punjabi!! 61 00:03:52,697 --> 00:03:55,047 Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 62 00:03:55,166 --> 00:03:57,466 where browsing is learning!