Shujaabad () is a city and the capital of

Shujabad Tehsil Shujabad is a tehsil located in Multan District. Where The Talented Name Like Adeel Mayo Was Born, Punjab, Pakistan. The population is 609,631 according to the 2017 census. See also * List of tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan In Pakistan, a tehs ...

Multan District Multan District (), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Multan. The district has a population of million (as of 2024) and an area of 3,720 square kilometres. The district consists of tehsils of Multa ...

in the

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

province of

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. It is located in south off

Multan Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...

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flows in the west of the city. Neighbouring settlements include Jalalpur Pirwala,

and

Lodhran Lodhran (), is a city and the capital of Lodhran District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 81st largest city. It is located on the northern side of River Sutlej The Sutlej River or the Satluj River is a major river in ...

. The city's population is about 6م50,000.

History

Shujabad is a historical city which dates back to the time of its capture by

Muhammad ibn Qasim Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqafī (; –) was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh (and Punjab, part of ancient Sindh), inaugurating the Umayyad campaigns in India. His militar ...

in 711 AD. The name of Shujabad is derived from its

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ruler's name

Nawab Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of ...

Shuja Khan Nawab Shuja Khan was the Durrani governor of Multan between 1767 and 1772. A son of Zahid Khan, the Mughal Subedar of Multan, he had been appointed as governor of Multan by Ahmad Shah Abdali, however, was deposed and put into prison by Ali ...

, the second son of

Nawab Zahid Khan Zahid Khan was the Mughal subedar of Multan province, for over a year from 1747 to 1748. He descended from an ethnic Saddozai Pashtun family long domiciled in Multan, and rose to the position of Nawab of Multan in the aftermath of the invasion ...

who twice remained the governor (Subedar) of

under

Ahmed Shah Durrani Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (; ; – 4 June 1772), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (), was the first ruler and founder of the Durrani Empire. He is often regarded as the founder of modern Afghanistan. Throughout his reign, Ahmad Shah fought ov ...

's rule (also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali). He founded the Shujabad city in 1750 and built the fortification wall between 1767 and 1772. He left

and came to Shujabad in 1772 to save his life after he was badly defeated by the

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who laid siege to Multan. He hid in the fort to save himself from the

Mughal Army The army of the Mughal Empire was the force by which the Mughal emperors established their empire in the 16th century and expanded it to its greatest extent at the beginning of the 18th century. Although its origins, like the Mughals themselve ...

and died in 1775 AD and was buried outside the city in a locality known as Basti Khairpur. Old city of Shujabad was protected and made secured against the invaders with the huge and high wall all around the city by the

and founder of the city

. Though the condition of the wall is deteriorating yet it is still in its original position. It was very much planned city at that time. The arrangement of old city is symmetrical. There are four Bazaars within the walled city i.e. Multani Bazaar, Rasheed Shah Bazaar, Rail Bazaar and Chotaka Bazaar on the names of its four respective doors: Railway Gate (open towards railway station), Multani Gate (open towards Multan), Rasheed Shah Gate (having the tomb of Rasheed Shah), Chutaka Gate (as Chutaka means crossing of four roads, four roads going on different directions from this gate). Chandni Chowk is the center of all Bazaars. In the ancient time, all the gates were locked at night. Only little outlets were being used for in coming and outgoing. Shujabad is also very famous due to the presence of saints. Rasheed Shah was a very famous

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(

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saint) of the Shujabad region and his

dargah A Sufi shrine or dargah ( ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargāh'' दरगाह درگاہ, ''dôrgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint or dervi ...

(Sufi shrine) is located within the walled city. Shujaabad is famous for its mangoes as well.

Political representation

For National Assembly and Provisional Assembly * NA-158

Geography and climate

The city is located in southern

at almost the exact center of Pakistan. The area around the city is flat, fertile land. The very hot weather of this region makes it ideal for agriculture. There are many canals providing water for cultivation in the region for the growth of crops such as cotton, wheat, and mangoes. The average temperature, during summer, is about , and in the winter about . Dusty winds blow in the summer. Mango trees, palms/cotton/wheat / simplicity / near to nature lifestyle / is a very important qualities.

Demographics

Population

According to 2023 census, Shujabad had a population of 151,115.

Language

The majority of residents speak,

Mewati Mewati ( Devanagri: मेवाती; Perso-Arabic: میواتی) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by the Meo people. It has three million speakers in the Mewat Region with most speakers in Nuh district of Haryana. It is al ...

Haryanvi Haryanvi (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Haryana and the territory of Delhi. Haryanvi is considered to be part of the dialect group of Western Hindi, which a ...

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Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

, Rangri and Saraiki.

Economy

Shujabad is an agricultural city due to its hot weather, flat land and irrigation system. The hot weather in the region make it ideal for the growth of crops like cotton, wheat, dates and mangoes. There is one civil hospital and other private hospitals in city. The city has a Court, Police Station, Rescue (1122) and Fire Brigade office.

Notable Persons

* Muhammad Imran Qadir * Shakir Shuja Abadi * Adeel Mayo (Veterinarian & Online Professional)

References

Populated places in Multan District 1750 establishments in India Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan {{Multan-geo-stub