Shāhjānpur, India
Shāhjānpur is a town of 320,434 people in Uttar Pradesh, India, founded in 1647.
Why visit Shāhjānpur
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Weather in Shāhjānpur
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About Shāhjānpur
Shahjahanpur () is a municipal corporation, town and district headquarters of Shahjahanpur District in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located between Bareilly and Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
From the Wikipedia article Shahjahanpur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship2
Healthcare18
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History
Shahjahanpur was established by Diler Khan and Bahadur Khan, sons of Darya Khan, a soldier in army of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Darya Khan was originally from Kandahar, in modern-day Afghanistan. Both Diler Khan and Bahadur Khan were dignitaries in the regime of Shah Jahan. Pleased with the services of Diler Khan, Shah Jahan gave him 17 villages with the permission to construct a fort in 1647, following the suppression of the rebellious Katheria Rajputs. The area was then settled by Afghans, brought by Bahadur Khan following one of his campaigns.
On 9 August 1925, the Indian freedom fighters Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Chandrashekhar Azad and Rajendra Lahiri conducted a robbery of government funds near Kakori railway station. Both Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan were born in Shahjahanpur.
From the History section of Shahjahanpur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Shāhjānpur
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bareilly Air Force Station (BEK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 75 km away.
- Kānt 14 km southwest, about 14 min by car
- Tilhar 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Shāhābād 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Pawāyan 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Mīrānpur Katra 29 km northwest, about 29 min by car
- Jalālābād 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Khudāganj 35 km northwest, about 35 min by car
- Bilsanda 40 km north, about 40 min by car
- Pihānī 41 km southeast, about 41 min by car
- Bīsalpur 47 km north, about 47 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- River GARRAH Shahjahanpur, Uttar pradesh, India, Pranavspn, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sanoj ravi das, nataraj youth club, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nataraj youth club, nataraj youth club, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dhatura fruit, Pranavspn, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flower of datura, Pranavspn, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lumia 520 12, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 4, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 3, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 2, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 5, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 14, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 13, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 8, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 10, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 9, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 11, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 7, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumia 520 6, Indrajeetcwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS053-E-434547 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-448174 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-434546 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Ducks sailing in river "garrah", Pranavspn, CC BY-SA 3.0
- White Heron ready to hunt, Pranavspn, CC BY-SA 3.0
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