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<\/a>‘The\u00a0Kingdom of Navarre<\/b>, originally the\u00a0Kingdom of Pamplona<\/b>, was a\u00a0Basque-based<\/a>\u00a0kingdom that occupied lands on either side of the western\u00a0Pyrenees<\/a>, alongside the\u00a0Atlantic Ocean<\/a>\u00a0between present-day\u00a0Spain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0France<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n The medieval state took form around the city of\u00a0Pamplona<\/a>\u00a0during the first centuries of the Iberian\u00a0Reconquista<\/a>. The kingdom has its origins in the conflict in the buffer region between the\u00a0Frankish king<\/a>\u00a0Charlemagne<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Umayyad Emirate<\/a>\u00a0that controlled most of the Iberian Peninsula. The city of Pamplona was located amid a predominantly Basque-speaking area. In an event traditionally dated to 824,\u00a0\u00cd\u00f1igo Arista<\/a>\u00a0was elected or declared ruler of the area around Pamplona in opposition to\u00a0Frankish expansion<\/a>\u00a0into the region, originally as vassal to the C\u00f3rdoba Emirate. This polity evolved into the Kingdom of Pamplona. In the first quarter of the 10th century the Kingdom was able to assert itself.’<\/i><\/p>\n If one notices the said introduction means that Navarre was a Basque country, and its origin lies with the Umayyad empire, and was a vassal state to Cordoba Islamic Spain. And this takes us to the start of the relation between Basque and Lahore. The founders of Navarre included Ignace de Loyola and Francois Xavier. The third mission of converting Asia to Christianity started from Navarre and the grand nephew of Francois Xavier, that is Jerome Xavier, who stayed in Lahore from\u00a0 1595 to 1598, and like his predecessors two missions, they too miserably failed to convert Emperor Akbar. Akbar was a full of fun and fond of political gimmicks and he enjoyed giving the impression of being convinced for conversion. But at the last moment he would decline same much to the chagrin of the missionaries. He did allow construction of the first church in Lahore. But he died a Muslim, and recited the Kalma before his death, as recorded by his own son, Nurudddin Jahangeer in his diary Tuzuk.<\/p>\n But here our emphasis is different. We notice some cultural connections between Basque county and Lahore. Recovered heads of figurines from Lahore show costumes which are very much Islamic in nature and direct resemblance to the Basque costumes found in history. Compare yourself and there is amazing similarities in same. Basque female costumes for any European country are truly amazing like our own costumes. Probably the origin for Basque and Lahore in form of costumes is same and need to be researched in total. If one looks at the 16th century Basque costumes, they look like the Burqas of our elderly women of yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE STRANGE COINCIDENCE OF BASQUE AND LAHORI HEAD DRESS, CAN THERE BE CONNECTION OF ANY KIND BETWEEN TWO SOCIETIES ‘The\u00a0Kingdom of Navarre, originally the\u00a0Kingdom of Pamplona, was a\u00a0Basque-based\u00a0kingdom that occupied lands on either side of the western\u00a0Pyrenees, alongside the\u00a0Atlantic Ocean\u00a0between present-day\u00a0Spain\u00a0and\u00a0France. The medieval state took form around the city of\u00a0Pamplona\u00a0during the first centuries of the … Continue reading THE STRANGE COINCIDENCE OF BASQUE AND LAHORI HEAD DRESS, CAN THERE BE CONNECTION OF ANY KIND BETWEEN TWO SOCIETIES<\/span> <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>