Pakpatan
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Pakpattan پاکپتّن |
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| Pakpattan | |
 Pakpattan
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| Coordinates: 30°20′39″N 73°23′2″E / 30.34417°N 73.38389°ECoordinates: 30°20′39″N 73°23′2″E / 30.34417°N 73.38389°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Pakpattan |
| Old Name | Ajodhan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 821.11 km2 (317.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 156 m (512 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,584,285 |
| Demonym(s) | Pakpattni |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Postal code | 57400 |
| Dialling code | 0457 |
Pakpattan (Urdu: پاکپتّن), is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Sahiwal Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the ancient cities of Pakistan. It is the city that has the shrine of Fariduddin Ganjshakar. Pakpattan is located roughly 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the border with India, and 184 kilometres (114 mi) by road southwest of Lahore. Original name of Pakpattan is Ajodhan (Ayodhya).It is considered to be the 12000 year old city of Ayodhya of raghuvanshi Rajput Khatri clan of Shri Ramchandra Maharaj. Lahore(Luvpure) & Kasur(Kushpur) are cities of Shri Ram's sons Luv & Kush. It is thus considered a very kadimi (old) and important town for Hindus of India and also people of Pakistan.
Punjabi is the native spoken language but Urdu is also widely understood. Haryanvi also called Rangari is spoken among Ranghar, Rajputs. Meos have their own language which is called Mewati.
The fort defending the city was once captured by Sebüktegin in 977–78 and by Ibrahim Ghaznavi in 1079–80. The town was besieged by Shaikha; the Khokhar, in 1394, and in 1398 was visited by Timur, Mughal Emperor who spared much of the inhabitants that had not fled, out of respect for the shrine of the saint Hazrat Baba Farid. The old name of Pakpattan was Ajudhan. In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, took over the Ghaznavid dynasty empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin, In 1005 he conquered the Shahis in Kabul in 1005, and followed it by the conquests of Punjab region. The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region.
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