Sambhal

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official_nameSambhal
settlement_typeCity
image_skylineSambhal Jama Masjid wash drawing.jpg
image_captionShahi Jama Masjid
pushpin_mapIndia Uttar Pradesh#India3
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Uttar Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2Division
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name1Uttar Pradesh
subdivision_name2Moradabad
subdivision_name3Sambhal
established_title
established_date12th Century AD
leader_titleMP
leader_nameZia ur Rahman Barq (SP)
leader_title1MLA
leader_name1Iqbal Mehmood (SP)
leader_title2Chairman
leader_name2Asiya Musheer Chaudhary (AIMIM)
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km216
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m203
population_total220,813
population_as_of2011
population_density_km211433
population_footnotes
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
population_demonymSambhali
demographics_type1Language
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Hindi
demographics1_title2Additional official
demographics1_info2Urdu
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code244302
area_code_typeTelephone code
postal2_code244303
area_code(+91) (05923)
registration_plateUP-38
website
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| official_name = Sambhal | nickname = | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = Sambhal Jama Masjid wash drawing.jpg | image_caption = Shahi Jama Masjid | pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India3 | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh | subdivision_name2 = Moradabad | subdivision_name3 = Sambhal | established_title = | established_date = 12th Century AD | leader_title = MP | leader_name = Zia ur Rahman Barq (SP) | leader_title1 = MLA | leader_name1 = Iqbal Mehmood (SP) | leader_title2 = Chairman | leader_name2 = Asiya Musheer Chaudhary (AIMIM) | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 16 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 203 | population_total = 220,813 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 11433 | population_footnotes = | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | population_demonym = Sambhali | demographics_type1 = Language | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi | demographics1_title2 = Additional official | demographics1_info2 = Urdu | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 244302 | area_code_type = Telephone code | postal2_code = 244303 | area_code = (+91) (05923) | registration_plate = UP-38 | website = | footnotes = Sambhal (pronounced sə̃bʰəl) is a city located in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city lies approximately 158 km (98 mi) east of the national capital New Delhi and 355 km (220 mi) north-west of the state capital Lucknow. It also falls within the Rohilkhand region in the Moradabad division of the state, being approximately 32 km (20 miles) from the city of Moradabad.

History

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Sambhal is identified as Shambhala, a village which is mentioned as the birthplace of Kalki, the tenth and last incarnation of Vishnu, in the Mahabharata and the Hindu Puranas such as the Skanda Purana, Bhavishya Purana and later Kalki Purana (the city is also home to a "Shri Kalki Vishnu Mandir"). This was borrowed into the Buddhist mythology of Tibetan Buddhism where it is described as a mythological kingdom and a pure land beyond the Himalayas from where the future Maitreya will emerge. According to Ibn Battuta, Toghon Temür the last Yuan dynasty emperor of China had sent an embassy to the Sultan of Delhi Muhammad bin Tughluq, requesting permission to rebuild a Buddhist temple at Sambhal, which at the time attracted pilgrims from Tibet.

Sambhal has been an urban center for hundreds of years and was a prominent town during the medieval period. Two legendary battles between Prithviraj Chauhan and Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud are claimed to have taken place here. At the time under local rulers, in the 13th and 14th-centuries it would go on to become a part of the Delhi Sultanate, first under Qutb ud-Din Aibak and later under Firuz Shah Tughlaq.

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Later it was a capital of the Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate under Sikandar Lodi for four years in the 15th-century. A folio from the Baburnama, depicts an award ceremony in Sultan Ibrahim Lodi's court before an expedition to Sambhal in the early 16th-century. After the collapse of the Delhi Sultanate, the city fell to the Mughals under Babur, briefly serving as the capital of the new empire. Babur is also claimed to have built a mosque here which is still extant. The city would later be governed by his son Humayun. After the death of Babur, his domain was divided among his sons, consequently Sambhal was given to Askari Mirza. Sambhal flourished under the rule of Akbar, Humayun's son, but subsequently deteriorated in popularity when Akbar's grandson Shah Jahan was put in charge of the city, and the local (sarkar) capital was shifted to Moradabad.

Sambhal district

Demographics

As per provisional reports of the 2011 Census of India, the population of Sambhal city in 2011 was 221,334, of which 116,008 were male and 105,326 were female. The amount of total literates in Sambhal consist of 92,608 people, of which 51,382 are males while 41,226 are females. The average literacy rate in Sambhal city is 49.51%, of which male literacy was 52.27 percent, while female literacy being 46.45%. The sex ratio of Sambhal city is 908 females per 1,000 males and the child sex ratio of girls is 936 per 1,000 boys. The amount of total children (0-6) in Sambhal city constitute 34,279 as per the records of Census India 2011. There were 17,702 boys and 16,577 girls. The children form 15.49% of the total population{{bar box |title=Religions in Sambhal (2011) |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= |caption=Distribution of religions

Sambhal is a Muslim-majority city in India with approximately 77.67% of the city's population following Islam as their religion. Hinduism is the second most common religion in the city of Sambhal with approximately 22.00% following it, followed by Christianity (0.12%), Sikhism (0.06%), Buddhism (0.03%), and Jainism (0.02%).

|thumb = right |caption = Languages in Sambhal town (2011) |label1 = Urdu |value1 = 70.75 |color1 = green |label2 = Hindi |value2 = 29.20 |color2 = orange |label3 = Others |value3 = 0.05 |color3 = grey

As of the 2011 census, 70.75% of the population recorded their language as Urdu and 29.20% as Hindi.

Economy

Sambhal has the largest market of menthol in South Asia. Most of menthol oil is exported to Western Europe and China.

Education

Sambhal has many schools and Inter colleges for primary and secondary level education affiliated with CBSE, ICSE, the UP Board, and the Madarsa Board.

Degree Colleges

UP Board

References

References

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  17. Ain-i-Akbari, Vol II, Tr.H.S. Jarrett, Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, repr., 1989. p. 295.
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