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Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

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This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see
[[:Jaunpur in Urdu ‫]]ججج ججج‬.
For other uses, see Jaunpur (disambiguation).

Jaunpur

City

Shahi bridge, Jaunpur

Jaunpur

Coordinates: 25.73°N 82.68°ECoordinates: 25.73°N


82.68°E

Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur

Founded 1359
Founded by Feroz Shah Tughlaq
Named for Muhammad bin Tughluq, whose given
name was Jauna Khan

Government
• Jaunpur (Lok Sabha Krishna Pratap (BJP)
constituency)

Area
• Total 4,038 km2 (1,559 sq mi)

Elevation 82 m (269 ft)

Population (2001)
• Total 1,80,362
• Rank 43 in UP
• Density 1,113/km2 (2,880/sq mi)

Languages
• Official Hindi, Urdu

Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Vehicle registration UP-62


Sex ratio 1024 females per 1000 males ♂/♀

Website http://jaunpur.nic.in

Jaunpur (Hindustani pronunciation: [dʒɔːnpʊr] ( listen)) is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur
district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 228 km southeast of state
capital Lucknow.
Jaunpur is located to the northwest of the district of Varanasi in the eastern part of the North
Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographically, Jaunpur resembles the rest of
the Purvanchal area in which it is located.

Contents
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 1History
 2Present state
 3Demographics
o 3.1Religion
 4Rivers of Jaunpur
 5Transportation
o 5.1Rail
o 5.2Road
 6Rulers
 7Education
o 7.1University
o 7.2Institutes
o 7.3Schools
 8Industries
o 8.1SIDA (Satharia Industrial Development Authority)
o 8.2Pepsico India Pvt. Ltd.
o 8.3Hawkins Cooker Limited
 9Local Media
 10Landmarks
o 10.1Monuments
o 10.2Religious Sites
 11Contact
 12Local products
 13References
 14External links

History[edit]

View at Juanpore, on the River Gomti (1847)[1]

Further information: Sultanate of Jaunpur


Jaunpur historically known as Sheeraz-e-Hind having its historical dates from 1359, when the city
was founded by the Sultan of Delhi Feroz Shah Tughlaq and named in memory of his
cousin, Muhammad bin Tughluq, whose given name was Jauna Khan.[2][3] In 1388, Feroz Shah
Tughlaq appointed Malik Sarwar, an eunuch, who is notorious for having been the lover of Feroz
Shah Tughlaq's daughter, as the governor of the region. The Sultanate was in disarray because
of factional fighting for power, and in 1393 Malik Sarwar declared independence. He and his
adopted son Mubarak Shah founded what came to be known as the Sharqi dynasty (dynasty of
the East). During the Sharqi period the Jaunpur Sultanate was a strong military power in
Northern India, and on several occasions threatened the Delhi Sultanate.

Silver coin of 32 rattis issued by Ibrahim Shah of Jaunpur.


It depicts the elephant Citranand attacking another, called Udiya, during the Mughal campaign against the
rebel forces of Khan Zaman and Bahadur Khan in 1567.

The Jaunpur Sultanate attained its greatest height under the younger brother of Mubarak Shah,
who ruled as Shams-ud-din Ibrahim Shah (ruled 1402-1440). To the east, his kingdom extended
to Bihar, and to the west, to Kanauj; he even marched on Delhi at one point. Under the aegis of a
Muslim holy man named Qutb al-Alam, he threatened the Sultanate of Bengal under Raja
Ganesha.[4]
During the reign of Husain Shah (1456–76), the Jaunpur army was perhaps the biggest in India,
and Husain decided to attempt a conquest of Delhi. However, he was defeated on three
successive attempts by Bahlul Khan Lodi. It is a dominant trend in modern historiography of the
period that this defeat was a cause of a large number of eunuchs in the military ranks. Finally,
under Sikandar Lodi, the Delhi Sultante was able to reconquer Jaunpur in 1493, bringing that
sultanate to an end.
The Jaunpur Sultanate was a major center of Urdu and Sufi knowledge and culture. The Sharqi
dynasty was known for its excellent communal relations between Muslimsand Hindus, perhaps
stemming from the fact that the Sharqis themselves were originally indigenous converts to Islam,
as opposed to descendants of Persians or Afghans. Jaunpur's independence came to an end in
1480, when the city was conquered by Sikander Lodhi, the Sultan of Delhi. The Sharqi kings
attempted for several years to retake the city, but ultimately failed.
Although many of the Sharqi monuments were destroyed when the Lodis took the city, several
important mosques remain, most notably the Atala Masjid, Jama Masjid (now known as the Bari
(big mosque) Masjid) and the Lal Darwaza Masjid. The Jaunpur mosques display a unique
architectural style, combining traditional Hindu and Muslim motifs with purely original elements.
The old bridge over the Gomti River in Jaunpur dates from 1564, the era of the MughalEmperor
Akbar. The Jaunpur Qila, a fortress from the Tughlaq era, also remains in good form.
Jaunpur district was annexed into British India based on the Permanent settlement of 1779, and
thus was subject to the Zamindari system of land revenue collection. During the Revolt of
1857 the Sikh troops in Jaunpur joined the Indian rebels. The district was eventually reconquered
for the British by Gurkha troops from Nepal. Jaunpur then became a district administrative
center.
Present state[edit]
Jaunpur is the district headquarters. The district has 2 Lok Sabha and 9 Vidhan
Sabha constituencies.

Demographics[edit]
As per provisional data of 2011 census, Jaunpur had population of 1,80,362 of which male and
female were 93,718 and 86,644 respectively. The literacy rate was 82.83. With a sex ratio of
1024 female per 1000 male. The district has a population density of 1,113 people per km2.[5]
Religion[edit]
See http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/150-jaunpur.html Hindi and Urdu are the main
spoken languages in Jaunpur.
See also: List of cities in Uttar Pradesh
Religions in Jaunpur
Religion Percent
Hindus   63%
Muslims   33%
Others†   4%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Rivers of Jaunpur[edit]
Gomti, Sai, Varuna, Pili, and Basuhi are the five rivers which make its land fertile.[6]

Transportation[edit]
Rail[edit]
Jaunpur is well-connected with all major cities of India thanks to Indian Railways. It has four
major railway stations: Jaunpur City Railway Station(JOP) and Jaunpur Junction(JNU), Shahganj
Junction (SHG), Janghai Junction, Kerakat railway station (KCT). Zafarabad (ZBD) also a railway
station where's many train routes are diverted i.e. Allahababd, Varanasi, Lucknow Via Sultanpur,
Lucknow via Shahgan, Ghazipur via Jaunpur junction.
Road[edit]
Jaunpur is well-connected to Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Allahabad and other cities
like Azamgarh, Mirzapur, Janghai, Sultanpur, Kerakat, Ghazipur etc. Mariahu NH-56, SH-36 are
the roadways connecting all major cities to Jaunpur.

Rulers[edit]
Sharqi Dynasty

 Data Deen Gaur


 Malik Sarwar Khwaja-yi Jahan (1394–1399)
 Malik Qaranful Mubarrak Shah (1399–1401)
 Ibrahim Shams-ud-Din (1401–1440)
 Mahmud Shah (1440–1458)
 Mohammed Shah Bhikan Khan (1458)
 Husain Shah (1458–1483)
Education[edit]
University[edit]
Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, formerly Purvanchal University, is in Jaunpur, Uttar
Pradesh. It is one of the educational hubs of eastern Uttar Pradesh, established in 1987 as a
residential-cum-affiliating university. It is named after Vir Bahadur Singh, former chief minister
of Uttar Pradesh.
Institutes[edit]
Jaunpur district has more than 50 Graduate and post graduate institutes and more than 200
undergraduate colleges and more than 300 colleges up to high school. There is also a Jawahar
Navodaya Vidyalaya situated 21 km south from the district headquarters on Lumbini - Duddhi
Road in Katghara Village near Mariahu Tehsil .
Schools[edit]
It has many C.B.S.E. affiliated and 1 I.C.S.E. affiliated schools along with schools recognized by
U.P. board. top state board government college- Rashtriya intermediate college sujanganj
Top C.B.S.E. Board schools- Dr. Rizvi Learners Academy St. Patrick's Sr. Sec. School: Only real
convent school affliated to CBSE in Jaunpur.
Maa Durga Ji Sr. Sec. Vidyalaya,
St. Joseph,
Blossoms, etc.
I.C.S.E. board school-
St. Jepher's School, Purani Bazar, Jaunpur
R.N.Tagore Sr. Secondary School (Near Shashwat Soni House)Sukkhipur,JAUNPUR
It has only 1 I.C.S.E. affiliated school known as St. John's School in siddiquepur.

Industries[edit]
GSG, GS Green Enterpriese Katehari- Leduka Jaunpur was established in March 2017 by the
Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, under U.P. Industrial Area Development Act, 1976 to facilitate
concentrated effort on Industrial development of eastern Uttar Pradesh.
In its 1st phase of activity, the authority has a fully developed growth center area on 10 acres of
land, under growth center scheme of Govt. of India.

SIDA (Satharia Industrial Development Authority)[edit]


Satharia Industrial Development Authority was established in November 1989 by the Govt. of
Uttar Pradesh, under U.P. Industrial Area Development Act, 1976 to facilitate concentrated effort
on Industrial development of eastern Uttar Pradesh.
In its 1st phase of activity, the authority has a fully developed growth center area on 508 acres of
land, under growth center scheme of Govt. of India.
Virtually all kind of industrial, commercial and social infrastructural facilities, such as Medical,
Educational, Residential, Roads, Transportation, drainage, Telecommunication, dedicated
industrial power 33/11 KV supply, post office, bank, water supply, community center, shopping
center, field hostel etc., have been fully established and are operative.[7]
Pepsico India Pvt. Ltd.[edit]
Pepsico Inc. is an American multinational food and beverage corporation headquartered
in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and
distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products.
Hawkins Cooker Limited[edit]
Hawkins Cookers Limited is a company in India which manufactures pressure cookers and
cookware based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company has three manufacturing plants at
Wagle estate Thane, Hoshiarpur and Jaunpur.[8]

Local Media[edit]
Mostly all major English, Hindi and Urdu dailies including Times of India, Hindustan Times, The
Hindu, Dainik Jagran, Amarujala, Hindustan, Rashtree Sahara, Inquilab, Hausla News available
in Jaunpur. Hindi and Urdu dailies also have their bureaus in the city. Almost all big Hindi TV
news channel have stringers in the city. Hindi newspaper Tarunmitra is also published from
Jaunpur.

Landmarks[edit]
There are a number of tourist attractions in Jaunpur including monuments, and holy places.
Monuments[edit]

 Shahi Bridge
 Shahi Quila Jaunpur Fort
Religious Sites[edit]

Jaunpur Atala Masjid.

Jaunpur Jama Masjid

 Sheetala Chaukiyaa
 Maihar Devi
 Atala Masjid, Jaunpur
 Jama Masjid, Jaunpur
 Lal Darwaza Masjid, Jaunpur
 Khokri Masjid
Good for tourism..

Contact[edit]
DM Jaunpur Collectorate Compound Jaunpur-222002 Phone-(05452) 260666/220444,
260230(Fax) E-mail- dmjau[at]nic[dot]in
Satyam Srivastava Advocate and Criminologist and Trainer GS Global Academy CEO Mob No-
9936051697 8178777900
C K Singh 9838876011 Assistant Professor, Prasad Institute of Technology, Jaunpur and
Financial Education Resource Person, SEBI

Local products[edit]
 Famous Imarti, a sweet like Jalebi made from Urad. Usually, places have monuments and
famous addresses as their landmarks. But Jaunpur is different. Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh has
a sweet house in its list of most famous places, called the Beniram Sweet House. Whether
you have a sweet tooth or not, you must dig into the Imartis you get at this place. They are a
heavenly experience. It is sinfully delicious.
 Jaunpuri Mooli,[9] a white radish that grow up to four feet long
 Perfumes, or itra (in Urdu)

References[edit]
1. Jump up^ "View at Juanpore, on the River Ganges". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. IV: 60. June
1847. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
2. Jump up^ Stan Goron and J.P. Goenka: The Coins of the Indian Sultanates, New Delhi:
Munshiram Manoharlal, 2001.
3. Jump up^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books.
p. 98. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
4. Jump up^ Goron and Goenka, p. 343.
5. Jump up^ "Jaunpur City : Census 2011 data".
6. Jump up^ Cf. "Jaunpur" article in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, p.282.
7. Jump up^ "About SIDA".
8. Jump up^ Hawkins Cookers Limited
9. Jump up^ "Jaunpur's raddish". Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 16
March 2012.

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