Taxali Gate
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The Taxali Gate is one of the 12 gates of the old medieval walled city of Lahore, now in Pakistan. It dates from Mughal times.[1]
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The Royal Mint (where coins were made) of the Mughal Empire or Taxal, was here. The gate was named for that.[2]
Present[change | change source]
Today, there is no mint here. There is a very famous shoe market, Sheikhupurian Bazaar.[3] People can go there and try Desi (local) foods like Siri Paya and many types of sweets.[4]
The world-famous Heera Mandi red light area is also in this area.[4] This was made famous in Rudyard Kipling's novel, Kim (published 1901).[5]
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