Jaunpur district
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Jaunpur district जौनपुर ज़िला جون پور ضلع |
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| District of Uttar Pradesh | |
 Location of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Varanasi |
| Headquarters | Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Tehsils | Badlapur, Jaunpur, Shahganj, Machhali Shahar, Mariahu and Kerakat |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Jaunpur(Lok Sabha constituency), Machhlishahr |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,038 km2 (1,559 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,476,072 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 489,456 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 71.55% |
| • Sex ratio | 1024 |
| Average annual precipitation | 987 mm |
| Website | Official website |
Jaunpur (Hindi: जौनपुर ज़िला, Urdu: جون پور ضلع) is a district in the Varanasi Division in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Jaunpur is the administrative centre. It lies in eastern part of state. Jaunpur City is situated at the bank of Gomati river. District have 2 Lok sabha, one Rajya Sabha and 9 Vidhan Sabha seats. According to 2011 census report Jaunpur have 1024 female on per thousand male which is highest in Uttar Pradesh.
Well known for its past and the glory of learning Jaunpur holds its own important historical, social and political status. Studying its past on the basis of panic accounts, rock edicts, archaeological remains and other available facts, the continuous existence of Jaunpur district is seen, in some form of the other, till the Late Vedic Period. The glory of the city on the Adi Ganga Gomti and its peaceful shores was a major pious ground for the meditations and contemplations of sages, Rishis and Maharshis from where the sounds of the vedmantras emanated. Even today, the Deva Vanees are echoing in temples along the banks of the Gomti in Jaunpur city.
In 1194 A.D., Qutubuddin Aibak attacked Mandev or Mandeya (present day Jafrabad). After defeating the then king Udaypal, he entrusted power to Dewanjeet Singh and headed towards Banares. In 1389 A.D., Mahmood Shah, the son of Feroze Shah ascended the throne. He made Sarbar Khwaja a minister and, later in 1393 A.D. gave him the little of Malik-ul-Sharq and entrusted him with the area from Kannauj to Bihar. Malik-ul-sharq made Jaunpur his capital and established his reign from Etawah to Bengal and Vindhyachal to Nepal. The founder of the Sharqi Dynasty, Malik-ul-sharq, died in 1398 A.D. Whereupon, his foster son Saayed Murakshah ascended the throne of Jaunpur. His younger brother Ibrahimshah succeeded him to the thorne. Ibrahimshah proved to be an accomplished and able ruler. He implemented the policy of good will with the Hindus. During the Sharqi period, many grand buildings, mosques and mausoleums were built. Ferozeshah had lain the foundations of the Atala Mosque in 1393 A.D. but it was completed by Ibrahim shah in 1408 A.D. Ibrahim shah got started the construction of Jama Masjid and Bari Masjid which were completed by Husainshah. The unique aspect of Hindu-Muslim communal harmony which had been present during the Sharqi Parishad in Jaunpur district- which has held an important position in the fields of Education, Culture, Music, Arts and Literature- its fragrance exists even today.
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