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Which city of India was known as "Shiraz of East"?

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Which city of India was known as "Shiraz of East"?
posted Jul 15, 2017 by Biswajit Maity

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Jaunpur city of India was known as "Shiraz of East". Jaunpur historically known as "Shiraz-e-Hind" or "Shiraz of East" having its historical dates from 1359, when the city was founded by the Sultan of Delhi Feroz Shah Tughlaq and named in memory of his cousin, Muhammad bin Tughluq, whose given name was Jauna Khan.

answer Aug 1, 2017 by Divya Nayak
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