The modern name of the city "Peshawar" comes from the Persian words 'Pesh' - 'Awardan' meaning 'the first coming city. It was named so by Mughal Emperor Akbar from its old name Parashawar, the meaning of which Akbar didn't understand. The name 'Parashawar' itself is seen as a corruption of the Sanskrit name "Purushapura" (Sanskrit: पुरूषपुर "Puruṣapura", meaning ""City of Men" " or "“City of Purusha""). However, the name Purushapura does not appear in any ancient Indian literary sources. The ruler of the city during its founding may have been a Hindu raja (King) named Purush; the word "pur" means "city" in Sanskrit. Sanskrit, written in the Kharosthi script, was the literary language employed by the Buddhist kingdoms which ruled over the area during its earliest recorded period. The city’s name may also be derived from the Sanskrit name for "City of Flowers," "Poshapura," a name found in an ancient Kharosthi inscription that may refer to Peshawar"."