Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Jaunpur जौनपुर |
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| City | |
Shahi bridge, Jaunpur
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| Nickname(s): Jamadagnipura | |
 Jaunpur
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| Coordinates: 25°44′N 82°41′E / 25.73°N 82.68°ECoordinates: 25°44′N 82°41′E / 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 constituency) | Krishna Pratap (BJP) |
| 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 | UP62 |
| Sex ratio | 925 females per 1000 males ♂/♀ |
| Website | http://jaunpur.nic.in |
Jaunpur (Hindustani pronunciation: [dʒɔːnpʊr]) Hindi: जौनपुर is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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: having good Human development index.
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. 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.
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.
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