Shahpur (Punjab)

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Shahpur or (Shāhpur Shahapur) is a city in the west Punjab, Pakistan. It lies on the Jhelum River. Its old name was Rampur with majority of Hindu population till 17th century. A large proportion of the Hindus and Sikhs of Shahpur were Kukhran.The Hindus were also large landowners till the time of Partition in 1947 . The name changed after the arrival of a Sufi saint Shah Shams Sherazi from Delhi.

[edit] History of Shah Shams Sherazi:

Shah Shams Sherazi is the descendant of Shitte Imam Jaffer Sadiq.

He was the son of Sher Ali, whose mausoleum is in Delhi. Sher Ali had come to India with the Mughal Emperor Humayun. In fact, Humayun moved to Iran seeking help to regain his empire when he was overthrown by Farid Khan, popularly known as Sher Shah Suri. After special prayer for his success, Sher Ali and his two sons, Shah Shams and Jalal Shah, were asked to accompany Humayun to Delhi. On their way, they were informed that Sher Shah Suri died. Without any bloodshed in the battle ground, Humayun took over and regained the power. He gifted a piece of land to Sher Ali and offered his son, Shah Shams, the marriage proposal of a girl from the Mughal family. Shah Shams accepted the proposal.

In later years, the couple was blessed with five sons. Shah Shams and his family left Delhi and crossed the Jhelum River to settle in Rampur (presently known as Shahpur). While his brother Jalal Shah moved to a deserted area in Afghanistan and lived there. Jalalabad, now a city in Afghanistan, was named after him.