Talk:Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

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• I have made some changes to improve the spelling, but this page really needs to be totally rewritten.

[edit] Origins of the Name Jaunpur

City of Jaunpur was founded by the Firuz Shah Tughluq of Tughlaq dynasty , In the begning it was called Firozabaad like many other cities founded by him but later it was changed to JaunPur; Jaun was the birth Name of Muhhamad Bin Tughluq. ^[1] .Someone with insight into history of this region should confirm and update the article. Thanks --Rahulsahgal 18:37, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] References

1. ^ Keay, John. India A History. ISBN 0-00-638784-5.