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Shahabad (other)
Shahabad may refer to: India * Shahabad Markanda, a town in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India * Shahabad, Gulbarga, a town in Karnataka, India * Shahabad, Hardoi, a town in Uttar Pradesh, India ** Shahabad (Lok Sabha constituency) * Shahabad, Rampur, a town in Uttar Pradesh, India * Shahabad, now Arrah, city in Bihar, India ** Shahabad District, former district of Bihar, India * Shahabad, Alwar, a village in Alwar, India Iran East Azerbaijan Province * Shah Abad-e-Mashayekh, a village in Tabriz County Golestan Province * Shahabad-e Parsah Su, a village in Golestan Province, Iran Hamadan Province * Shahabad, Hamadan, a village in Hamadan Province, Iran Isfahan Province * Shahabad, Isfahan, a village in Isfahan County * Shahabad, Kuhpayeh, a village in Isfahan County Kerman Province * Shahabad, Fahraj, a village in Fahraj County * Shahabad, Kerman, a village in Kerman County * Shahabad, Rudbar-e Jonubi, a village in Rudbar-e Jonubi County * Shahabad, Sirjan, a village in Sirjan County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahabad Markanda
Shahabad Markanda is a sub division of Kurukshetra district within the Indian state of Haryana. It is situated on the left bank of the Markanda River, south of Ambala Cantonment and from the historical city of Kurukshetra. History The town was founded after the Second Battle of Tarain (Taraori) in 1192 by a general of Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Ghuri. Historically it was a Muslim majority town, with references made to a fort during Mughal times, and raids as well as sacking of the fort by Banda Singh Bahadur. It was pillaged by Babur for having rendered assistance to Ibrahim Lodhi. Significantly it also has a historic gurdwara of those times and many temples including Shri Markandeshwar Mahadev Shiv Mandir, Balasundri Mandir, Durga Mandir. After partition most of the Muslims left, and Punjabis, Sikhs and Hindus from Pakistan were resettled here. After the victory over Prithviraj Chauhan, Muhammad Ghuri donated 52000 Bigha of land to his commander Qutb-ud-din Aibak. Mughal e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
