Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Jaunpur is a city in Jaunpur District in Uttar Pradesh state of India.
Jaunpur district is located to the northwest of the district of Varanasi in the eastern portion of the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. At the time of the 2001 census, Jaunpur district had a population of 3,911,678 inhabitants, with Jaunpur city itself having a population of 168,851 people. Demographically, Jaunpur resembles the rest of the Purvanchal area in which it is located: a primarily rural agricultural population with high illiteracy and low human development.
Jaunpur's notable history dates from 1388, during which period the Sultan of Delhi Feroz Shah Tughlaq appointed Malik Sarwar, a eunuch, as governor of the region. The Sultanate was weakened by the 1398 sacking of Delhi by the Mongols under Timur, and Malik Sarwar then declared independence. He and his adopted son founded what came to be known as the Sharqi dynasty. During the Sharqi period the Jaunpur Sultanate was a strong military power in Northern India, and on several occasions threatened the Delhi Sultanate. Jaunpur was then a major center of Urdu and Sufi knowledge and culture. The Sharqi dynasty was known for its excellent communal relations between Muslims and 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 Lodi, 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 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 Mughal emperor Akbar. The Jaunpur Quila, a fortress from the Tughlaq era, also remains in ruined 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.
Modern Jaunpur shares the underdevelopment of most of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. There are currently no major industries operating in the city, and traditional industries such as perfume making have become increasingly unviable. Under initiatives of UP government, an Industrial Area has been set up in Sathariya region of the district to promote induastrial growth and expansion. Land is being allotted to budding industrialists and government has plans to help people of this region more and more industries.
Politically, Jaunpur is divided between the Samajwadi Party (SP) which tends to represent the interests of the Backward Castes and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) which tends to represent the interests of the Scheduled Castes.but majority of political things is deal only by the bhumihars brahmin , and other casts like yadava are having major populations
The two major educational institutions in Jaunpur are Purvanchal University, located approximately 10km outside the city, and Tilak Dhari College (TD College) on the south bank of the Gomti.and Byalasi inter college jalalpur near 20 km from jaunpur city. In addition, there is an engineering college, Prasad Institute Of Technology, Jaunpur affiliated with UP Technical University, Lucknow and a college of Purvanchal University. There are very famous village in jaunpur due to its historical contribution to developing jaunpur, among them few are ASABARANPUR, LOHGAJAR, OINA, etc.
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[edit] List of sultans of Jaunpur
Sharqi Dynasty
- 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)
- Husayn Shah (1458 - 1483)
[edit] List of Institutes of Jaunpur
- Divine Mercy Public School, Chandmari, Wajidpur Jaunpur
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Urdu Bazar Jaunpur
- Saint Patricks School, Sipah, Jaunpur
- RDM (Shia) Inter College, Jaunpur
- Tilak Dhari Singh Post Graduate Collage, Jaunpur
- V.B.S.Purvanchal University,Jaunpur
- B.R.P. Inter College
- Saint John's Public School
- Fraser English Medium School
- HHS Public School
- Mohd Hasan Inter College
- Byalasi Inter College , Jalalpur , Jaunpur .
[edit] List of famous things
- Temple of lord Shiva in Trilochan Mahadeva at Trilochan
- Temple of Mihar Devi
- Oldest and stablished intermidiate college : BYALASI INTER COLLEGE JALALPUR ,JAUNPUR .
- birth of the promised Mehdi(syed Muhammed Jaunpuri)
[edit] Population
2001 census: 159,996
