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JAUNPUR
under the Sharqi dynasty |
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*MAP*
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Section 7, top margin c, left margin c (north-northwest
of Banaras); *a
good coin research site* |
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The Fort at Jaunpur goes back to Firoz Shah
Tughluq, who constructed it in 1360 |
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The Atala Masjid was built in 1408 by Sultan
Ibrahim Sharqi (r.1402-40) |
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The Jama Masjid of Jaunpur was built largely
in the reign of Sultan Husain Sharqi (r.1458-79), the last ruler of the
independent dynasty |
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The Akbari Bridge (1564-68), a remarkable
structure with fifteen arches, was later added by Munim Khan, the local
governor under Akbar |
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