Lal Pora
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (Retd.) |
Lal Pora (लाल पोरा) is a village in Kupwara tahsil in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Location
It is one of the main villages in the Lolab Valley.
History
Lalpore has been established by Raja Lov in 1060 Kaljug. According to Takhur Icher Chand Lov became Raja after the Pandov Rajas reign ended. Raja Lov built the city of Lalpore.The number of houses in the city as per Kalhans statement was eighty lakh but Ratnagar says the number of houses was eighty thousand. After his sixty years reign his son Koshi Shi became Raja in 1120 Kaljug. Raja Shiv inder was his relative who had settled the village Siwer in Lolab.Pandit Hargopal Khasta says the original name of Lolab was Lo-lo Pur. Some historians say that Lolab has been settled by Lolo Damer and Sultan Shahabuddin. There is a beautiful love story of Bamboor and Lolari also related with Lolab. In Lalpur some ruins of old building are known as Jail Khana. [1]