Shujabad Town, 1908
Shujabad Town
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in Multan District, Punjab, situated in 29 53' N. and 71 18' E., 5 miles cast of the Chenab, on the North-Western Railway. Population (1901), 5,880. The town, which is surrounded by a wall, was founded in 1750 by Nawab Shuja Khan, a kinsman of Ahmad Shah Durrani and Subahddr of Multan. His son, Muzaffar Khan, who governed Multan from 1779 to l8l 8, greatly advanced the prosperity of the town and built the Jahaz Mahal, which contains some curious frescoes said to represent Arabian cities, and had a beautiful marble floor, since removed to the public library at Multan. The building is now used as a tahsll court. Having capitulated to Edwardes in j 848 after the action at Kineri, it was used as a commissariat ddpot throughout the siege of Multan. The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 10,500, and the expen- diture Rs. 10,700. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 11,700, chiefly from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 11,1oo. The town has an Anglo- vernacular middle school, maintained by the municipality, and a dis- pensary. It contains one small cotton-ginning factory with 21 hands, but is of no commercial importance.
