Sheikhupura
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Sheikhupura
شيخوپورہ |
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General Information
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
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| Coordinates | 32°17′0″N 74°31′0″E / 32.28333°N 74.51667°E |
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) AMSL |
| Area | 5,960 km2 (2,301 sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
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| Population | 356879 (2007) |
| Estimate | 300,000 (2006) |
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| No. of Union Councils | 14 |
Sheikhupura or Shekhupura (Punjabi, Urdu: شيخوپورہ), formerly Kot Dayal Das (کوٹ دیال داس), is an industrial city in the province of Punjab slightly northwest to Lahore in Pakistan.[1] It is known for its historical places, and is commonly known locally as Qila Shaikhupura, because of the fort in the city, constructed by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. The name Sheikhupura is derived from a nickname of Jahangir, who was know as Sheikhu by his father Akbar the Great.[2] The city is the headquarters of Sheikhupura District and is approximately 35 km from Lahore.
Waris Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet, best-known for his seminal work Heer Ranjha, based on the traditional folk tale of Heer and her lover Ranjha. Syed Waris Shah was born into a reputed Syed family in the village of Jandiala Sher Khan, Sheikhupura District, Punjab (now Pakistan) in or around 1706.
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[edit] History
The history of Sheikhupura goes back to 100 BC. Historical research has established the fact that Sangla or Sakala was the capital of Punjab once, and it was here that Alexander the Great of Macedonia (known locally as Sikandar e Azam) fought one of his most serious battles of his career. Its name is spoken of, firstly in the pages of Tuzk-e-Jahangiri as Jahangirpura, after the name of Prince Salim Nur u Din Muhammad Jahangir. He changed the name from Virkgarh to Sheikhupura after forcibly converting the majority of the population to Islam. This area belongs to the Virk Jutts.
Mughal Emperor Nor-u-Din Muhammad Jahangir laid the foundation of historical Sheikhupura. In 1607, Sheikhupura was constructed following an order of Jahangir. The father of Jahangir, Emperor Jalal-uddin Mohammad Akbar use to call him Sheikhu (a nick name). During Sikh rule the new city was named Singhpuria, previously was known as Jahangirabad.
During the reign of Emperor Jahangir (1605 to 1627), Sheikhupura had the status of royal hunting ground. In Tuzke-Jahangiri, Jahangir wrote during the events in 1607:
| “ | On the day of Tuesday, I reside in Jahangirpura, my hunting ground. According to my order, a Minar and a grave for my deer, Mansraj, were constructed here. | ” |
Mughal Emperor Jahangir granted the estate of Sheikhupura to Syed Usman, the father of Shah Bilal, a religious preceptor of the line of Qadiriyyah.
Over the whole district, the period between the decline of the Mughal Empire after the death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and the rise of Sikh confederacies was one of utter confusion and anarchy. The successive shocks of invasion from the northwest, and the devastation caused again and again by the invading armies of Nadir Shah.
Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali (1724-1773) almost completely ruined the prosperity of the tract. After the death of Aurangazeb, Muslim power was broken by the Sikhs who ruled through various misls or small to medium sized groups. Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali led raids that further weakened local Muslim rule. Several raids were made by the Bhangi Sardars, a Sikh community. Finally around 1780, Ranjit Singh, a Sikh ruler defeated the grandson of Ahmad Shah Abdali and later captured this district. The Sikhs were defeated by the British around 1850 and it stayed under British rule until independence in 1947.
In 1851, Sheikhupura Tehsil became part of Gujranwala District. The Artimapal Secretary Chief Commissioner Lahore wrote a letter to the Department of Wealth in 1855 to combine the Sheikhupura Tehsil with the District of Lahore but it was never done. As soon as it became a District Zillah, a lot of lawyers came to practice. Under Sir Ganga Ram, district courts and hospitals were constructed in the city.
[edit] Population
With the modest figure of 22,300 in 1951, the population of Sheikhupura has increased more than tenfold to more than) 300,000 in half a century. In recent decades, the rate of growth has increased due to growing agricultural and industrial activities. The current population has been growing steadily and is projected to exceed to 700,000 by 2019.
[edit] Economy
As a satellite town of Lahore, Sheikhupura has developed an industrial base. According to the Census of Manufacturing Industries of 1987-1988, the value-added generated in large-scale industries was higher in Sheikhupura than in Lahore. The GRP of the city for the year 1993 has been estimated as Rs. 6,260 million, that constitutes about 32% of the district's GRP. The industrial sector contributes with 68% to the GRP and 45% to the total employment. The total number of establishments in the city has been estimated to be between 11,500 and 12,000 for 1993.
[edit] Tourist area
Sheikhupura has a number of historical places in the city which attracts visitors to the city:
- Hiran Minar
- Sheikhupura Fort (Qila Sheikhupura)
- Company Bagh
- Shrine of Shah Jamal
- Muqadssa-e-Mariam
- Sacha Sodha
- Tomb of Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri
[edit] Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 spectators and hosted its first test match in 1996.Famous Cricketer Wasim Akram scored his best score at this venue.
There is also a hockey stadium, a public park, a gymnasium,electronic scoreboard, and stadium shopping centre in the neighbouring spots. The Hockey Stadium was named after a Great Hockey Player Late Saeed Anwar Malik, who played 3 Olympics for Pakistan. He was the son of a very famous Politician and Lawyer Malik Muhammad Anwar, and brother of very famous Doctor Dr.Muhammad Asghar Malik.
Muhammad Bilal Hussnain virk advocate also lives there. basicly they are from famous village wazira virkan and living in civil lines. Mr virk done LLB from pakistan college of law Lahore. further studies he came to UK and got first class masters degree in law(LLM). his father Mr. shaukat ali virk advocate and his uncle Mr.Muhammad arshad virk advocate also practice there in sheikhupura.
WAZIRA VIRKAN:
a name of village which is one of the famous in sheikhupura. CH.MUHAMMAD SHAREEF VIRK s/o BHADER Ali VIRK a prominant landlord holding good land, now living in civil lines. His two elder sons Mr. shaukat ali virk advocate and mr muhammad arshad virk advocate, practice in Sheikhupura Bar,one son Mr Muhammad Afzal Virk is in USA, his Grand son Mr. Muhammad Bilal Hussnain Virk is also a lawyer. he has done his LLM from uk now settled there.they one of the very well educated family among the virks in sheikhupura.
ANWAR ALEEMI took birth in the most historical village Jandiala shair Khan, the village the Great Punjabi Poet Waris shah, the Author of internationally known poetic book on HEER RANJHA. He is prominent lawyer, poet, writer and politician.He founded Pakistan Peoples Party in 1967 under the leadership of Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. At that time he was student of Punjab University Law College ,Lahore. Later on when Bhutto did not accepted the democratic decision of the general elections 1970 and decided to boycott the first meeting of the then National Assembly at Dhaka, Mr. Anwar Aleemi differed from the views of Late Bhutto. He was of opinion that his decision was resulted in the disintegration of Pakistan. Thereafter Mr. Aleemi formed Pakistan Inqlabi Mahaz against Bhutto's regime at country level. Under the banner of Pakistan Inqlabi Mahaz almost all the political parties of national stature worked for the implementation of democracy. It was the first opposition party in Bhutto's regime. Being founder member of PPP, he in the capacity of the student of Law College Lahore, organized the PPP in all over the country. Being poet and orator , he wrote poems and made valuable speeches in all over Pakistan. He was jailed for a long period by a dictator of Pakistan GEN YEHYA KHAN. In early eighties Mr. Anwar Aleemi founded HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL-HRI, an international human rights organisation having international identification. Anwar Aleemi's collections of poetry was published in nineties namely 'SHOLA-E-AFKAR'-" FLAME OF THOUGHTS, which have its identification in Urdu literature. His literary, political and services made by him in the fields of politcs, literature and human rights activist will be remembered internationally.
Former deputy commissioner Sheikhupra Mr Shafqat Naghmi started this complex and with his all efforts it was recognized by govt.Stadium shopping centre around the stadium has been built since 1995,and a lot of big shops are doing good businesses in the area.it is second fortress stadium in punjab,and has been built by adaptation of Sydney cricket stadium Australia's map.in the evening people from all over the city come to stadium shopping centre for a small walk and evening snacks.
[edit] Famous athletes
- Late Saeed Anwar Malik played 3 olympics for Pakistan.Sheikhupura hocky stadium is on his name.
- Asad Malik played 3 olympics for Pakistan.
- Anjum Saeed Malik and Naeem Amjad Malik played Olympics for Pakistan
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[edit] See also
- Sheikhupura District
- Hiran Minar
- Lahore
- Safdarabad (Nankana Sahib)
- Faisalabad
- Khanqa Dogran
- Nankana Sahib
- Sangla Hill
- Shahkot
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