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Sheikhupura or Shekhupura , formerly Kot Dayal Das (Urdu: ??? ???? ???), is an industrial
Industry

An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
 city in the province of Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)

The Punjab...
 slightly northwest to Lahore
Lahore

is the capital of the Pakistani Subdivisions of Pakistan of Punjab and is the List of most populated metropolitan areas in Pakistan city in Pakistan after Karachi....
 in Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
. 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
Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire was a Muslim imperial power of the Indian subcontinent which began in 1526, ruled most of the Indian Subcontinent by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and ended in the mid-19th century....
 Emperor Jahangir
Jahangir

Nur-ud-din Salim Jahangir Born as Prince Muhammad Salim, he was the third and eldest surviving son of Mughal Empire Emperor Akbar. Akbar's twin sons, Hasan and Hussain, died in infancy....
. The name Sheikhupura is derived from a nickname of Jahangir, who was know as Sheikhu by his father Akbar the Great
Akbar the Great

Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar , also known as Akbar the Great was the son of Nasiruddin Humayun whom he succeeded as ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605....
.






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Sheikhupura or Shekhupura , formerly Kot Dayal Das (Urdu: ??? ???? ???), is an industrial
Industry

An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
 city in the province of Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)

The Punjab...
 slightly northwest to Lahore
Lahore

is the capital of the Pakistani Subdivisions of Pakistan of Punjab and is the List of most populated metropolitan areas in Pakistan city in Pakistan after Karachi....
 in Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
. 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
Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire was a Muslim imperial power of the Indian subcontinent which began in 1526, ruled most of the Indian Subcontinent by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and ended in the mid-19th century....
 Emperor Jahangir
Jahangir

Nur-ud-din Salim Jahangir Born as Prince Muhammad Salim, he was the third and eldest surviving son of Mughal Empire Emperor Akbar. Akbar's twin sons, Hasan and Hussain, died in infancy....
. The name Sheikhupura is derived from a nickname of Jahangir, who was know as Sheikhu by his father Akbar the Great
Akbar the Great

Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar , also known as Akbar the Great was the son of Nasiruddin Humayun whom he succeeded as ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605....
. The city is the headquarters of Sheikhupura District
Sheikhupura District

Sheikhupura District is a Districts of Pakistan of Punjab Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of Sheikhupura District....
 and is approximately 35 km from Lahore
Lahore

is the capital of the Pakistani Subdivisions of Pakistan of Punjab and is the List of most populated metropolitan areas in Pakistan city in Pakistan after Karachi....
.

History

The history of Sheikhupura goes back to 100 BCE. Historical research has established the fact that Sangla or Sakala was the capital of Punjab once, and it was here that Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great , also known as Alexander III of Macedon was an ancient Greeks King of Macedon . He was one of the most successful military commanders of all time and is presumed undefeated in battle....
 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
Tuzk-e-Jahangiri

Tuzk-e-Jahangiri or Tuzk-i-Jahangiri is the autobiography of Mughal Emperor Jahangir . Also referred to as Jahangirnama , Tuzk-e-Jahangiri is written in Persian language, and follows the tradition of his great-grandfather, Babur , who had written the Baburnama; though Jahangir went a step further and besides the history o...
 as Jahangirpura, after the name of Prince Salim Nur u Din Muhammad Jahangir
Jahangir

Nur-ud-din Salim Jahangir Born as Prince Muhammad Salim, he was the third and eldest surviving son of Mughal Empire Emperor Akbar. Akbar's twin sons, Hasan and Hussain, died in infancy....
.

Mughal
Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire was a Muslim imperial power of the Indian subcontinent which began in 1526, ruled most of the Indian Subcontinent by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and ended in the mid-19th century....
 Emperor Nor-u-Din Muhammad Jahangir
Jahangir

Nur-ud-din Salim Jahangir Born as Prince Muhammad Salim, he was the third and eldest surviving son of Mughal Empire Emperor Akbar. Akbar's twin sons, Hasan and Hussain, died in infancy....
 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
Jahangirabad

See...
.

During the reign of Emperor Jahangir (1605 to 1627), Sheikhupura had the status of royal hunting
Hunting

Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to law....
 ground. In Tuzke-Jahangiri, Jahangir wrote during the events in 1607:

Mughal Emperor Jahangir granted the estate of Sheikhupura to Syed Usman, the father of Shah Bilal, a religious preceptor
Preceptor

A Preceptor is a teacher responsible to uphold a certain law or tradition, a precept....
 of the line of Qadiriyyah
Qadiriyyah

Qadiriyyah , is one of the oldest Sufi tariqas. It derives its name from Abdul-Qadir Gilani , a native of the Iranian province of Gilan. In 1134 he was made principal of a Sunni Hanbalite school in Baghdad....
.

Over the whole district, the period between the decline of the Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire was a Muslim imperial power of the Indian subcontinent which began in 1526, ruled most of the Indian Subcontinent by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and ended in the mid-19th century....
 after the death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb Aurangzeb ruled India for 48 years, bringing a larger area under Mughal rule than ever before . He is generally regarded as the last Great Mughal ruler....
 and the rise of Sikh confederacies
Sikh Confederacy

The Sikh Empire was a state that existed from 1799 to 1849 . It consisted of a collection of autonomous Punjabi people Sikh Misls, which were governed by barons/Misldars, mainly in the Punjab region, the Confederacy's main land of ruling....
 was one of utter confusion and anarchy
Anarchism

Anarchism is a political philosophy encompassing anarchist schools of thought which consider the state to be unnecessary, harmful, and/or undesirable....
. 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 misl
Misl

Misl refers to a fighting clan. The period from 1716 to 1799 in Punjab region was a highly turbulent time politically and militarily. This was caused by the overall decline of the Mughal Empire, particularly in Punjab region, caused by Sikh military action against it....
s 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
Gujranwala District

Gujranwala District is a Districts of Pakistan in the Subdivisions of Pakistan of Punjab , Pakistan....
. 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
Zillah

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, a lot of lawyer
Lawyer

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s came to practice. Under Sir Ganga Ram
Sir Ganga Ram

Sir Ganga Ram was an Indian civil engineer educated at the Thomason college of Civil Engineering , and a leading philanthropist of his times, who established the Renala Hydral Power Station in Renala Khurd in 1925....
, district courts and hospitals were constructed in the city.

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.

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
GRP

GRP may refer to:...
 of the city for the year 1993 has been estimated as Rs.
Rupee

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 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.

Tourist area

Sheikhupura has a number of historical places in the city which attracts visitors to the city:
  • Hiran Minar
    Hiran Minar

    Hiran Minar is set in peaceful environs near Lahore in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. It was constructed by Emperor Jahangir as a monument to Mansraj, one of his pet deer....
  • Sheikhupura Fort (Qila Sheikhupura)
  • Company Bagh
  • Shrine of Shah Jamal
  • Muqadssa-e-Mariam
  • Sacha Sodha
  • Tomb of Mian Sher Muhammad Sharaqpuri


Sheikhupura Stadium

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
Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a left-arm fast bowling and left-handed batsman, who represented the Pakistani cricket team in Test crickets and One Day Internationals....
 scored his best score at this venue.There is also a small 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 Saeed Anwar Malik, who played 3 Olympics for Pakistan. He was the son of a very famous Politician and Lawyer Malik Muhammad Anwar. 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.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAMOUS PEOPLE -----------MALIK MOHAMMAD ANWAR CH MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN CHATHA CH ABDUL GHANI SH KARAMAT ALI

Famous athletes saeed anwar malik played 3 olympics for paistan.sheikhupura hocky stadium is on his name asad malik played 3 olympics for pakistan
  • Kashif Raza
    Kashif Raza

    Kashif Raza is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played in one One Day International and played Short form cricket during 2004-05....
     was born in December 26, 1979 in Sheikhupura is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler


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  • See also

    • Sheikhupura District
      Sheikhupura District

      Sheikhupura District is a Districts of Pakistan of Punjab Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of Sheikhupura District....
    • Hiran Minar
      Hiran Minar

      Hiran Minar is set in peaceful environs near Lahore in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. It was constructed by Emperor Jahangir as a monument to Mansraj, one of his pet deer....
    • Lahore
      Lahore

      is the capital of the Pakistani Subdivisions of Pakistan of Punjab and is the List of most populated metropolitan areas in Pakistan city in Pakistan after Karachi....
    • Safdarabad
      Safdarabad

      Safdarabad is an administrative subdivision of Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Safdar Abad is the headquarters of the tehsil, until 2005 it was a tehsil of Sheikhpura District, but in that year Sheikhpura was bifurcated and the district of Nankana Sahib was created....
       (Nankana Sahib)
    • Faisalabad
      Faisalabad

      is a city located in the Subdivisions of Pakistan of Punjab , Pakistan. It was Geographical renaming Lyallpur. Faisalabad is the List of most populated metropolitan areas in Pakistan city in Pakistan with an estimated 2006 population of 2.6 million ....
    • Khanqa Dogran
    • Nankana Sahib
      Nankana Sahib

      Nankana Sahib, also known as Raipur is a City in the province of Punjab . Located at 31?26'51N 73?41'50E - about 75 kilometres west of Lahore and about 55 kilometres East from Faisalabad, with a population of almost 160,000 , it is also the capital of Nankana Sahib District....
    • Sangla Hill
      Sangla Hill

      Sangla Hill is a Tehsil in Pakistan located in Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab ....
    • Shahkot