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10 unusual facts about Jaunpur


Alok Bhardwaj

Alok was born on June 21, 1987 in the village of Singara Mau, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh India.

Baragaon

Baragaon, Jaunpur, a village in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh, India

Dildarnagar Fatehpur Bazar

The city of Dildarnagar is located in the border of uttar pradesh India, in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, along the left is bank of the karamnasa river.Its neighbouring cities are Varanasi, Jaunpur, Buxar in Bihar, Ballia, Mau, Chandauli and Azamgarh.

While Graduate and Post Graduate Degree Colleges like SKBM DEGREE COLLEGE, Women PG College are affiliated to Purvanchal University, Jaunpur (U.P), Shahzada Industrial Training Institute,*Nobel Senior Secondary School, G.G.I.C. Dildar Nagar, R.I.C. Dildar Nagar,Fatima Girls Inter College, Dildar Nagar. etc.

Jaunpur district

The Shahi Pul is a bridge over the Gomti river at Jaunpur township.

The Jama mosque is another of the Sharqi dynasty period, started by Ibrahim and after a number of construction phases, completed by Hussain.

Firoz Shah III began the construction of the Atala mosque in 1393 on the site of the Atala Devi temple which he had demolished in 1376.

Munna Bajrangi

In 1996, Mukhtar was elected from Mau, and the gang, with its arsenal of AK-47 and other weapons, became a household name in the districts of Mau, Ghazipur, Varanasi and Jaunpur.

Siege of Ranthambore

Akbar had first besieged Ranthambore Fort in the year 1558, but decided instead to capture Gwalior, northern Rajputana and Jaunpur.

Zahur Haider Zaidi

Zahur Zaidi's family traces its origins in Village Baragaon Tehsil Shahgunj District Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Banarasi saris

Most importantly this means that no sari or brocade made outside the six identified districts of Uttar Pradesh, that is Varanasi, Mirzapur, Chandauli, Bhadohi, Jaunpur and Azamgarh districts, can be legally sold under the name of Banaras sari and brocade.

The sari making is more of a cottage industry for about 12 lakh people associated directly or indirectly with the handloom silk industry of the region around Varanasi encompassing Gorakhpur, Chandauli, Bhadohi, Jaunpur and Azamgarh districts.

Dhar

Hans T. Bakker, 'The So-Called Jaunpur Inscription of Īśvaravarman', Indo-Iran Journal 50 (2009): 207-16 shows that inscription belongs not to Īśvaravarman but to Īśānavarman or one of his successors.

Fatehpur district

In 1561 A.D., Moghal emperor Humayun passed through this town while invading Jaunpur state.

Kalanderpur

A sufi saint Shah Qualander to whom this village was dedicated rescued Dara's army from Cholera epidemic during returning from one of his expedition.The culture of this village is mix.The village is situated in between Jaunpur-Azamgarh and Varanasi-Azamgarh main road.Both main road is two km away from this village.

Raza Jaunpuri

His actual name was Mohsin Raza and he was born in the city of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh