Lucknow City Map Poster

About Lucknow

The city is the centre of governance and administration in Uttar Pradesh with state secretariat located at Lucknow, which houses various departments and agencies. The municipal corporation consists of 75 members headed by a mayor.Vikramaditya (c. 590 – c. 647 CE), also known as Vikrama or Cheluvanarasimha, was an emperor of the Chalukya dynasty who ruled over what are now parts of present-day Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra during 6th century CE.[1] He succeeded Pulakeshin II to throne but had to face several challenges from his own brothers as well as other neighboring kingdoms like Pallavas from Kanchipuram.[2][3] His reign marked an important period in the history of Deccan region where Buddhism flourished under royal patronage along with Shaivism,[4][5] Jainism[6][7], Vaishnavism[8], Brahmanism[9].