Type: Monument - Fortification
Province: Punjab
District: Multan
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: Shujabad is a historical city. The name of Shujabad is on his ruler`s name is Nawab Shuja Khan Sadozai, the second son of Nawab Zahid khan Sadozai twice remained the governor (Subedar) of Multan Under Ahmad Shah Durrani`s rule(also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali). He founded the Shujabad city in 1750 and built the fortification wall between 1767 and 1772. Old city of Shujabad was protected and made secured against the invaders with the huge and high wall all around the city by the Nawab Shuja Khan. Though the condition of the wall is deteriorating yet it is still in its original position. It is very much planned city at that time. The arrangement of old city is symmetrical. There are four Bazaars within the walled city i.e. Multani Bazaar, Rasheed Shah Bazaar, Rail Bazaar and Chotaka Bazaar on the names of its four respective doors (Railway Gate (open towards railway station), Multani Gate (open towards Multan), Rasheed Shah Gate (having the tomb of Rasheed Shah), Chutaka Gate (as Chutaka means crossing of four roads, four roads going on different directions from this gate). Chandni Chowk is the center of all Bazaars. In the ancient time all the gates were locked at night. Only little outlets were being used for in coming and out going.
Latitude: 29.874257480
Longitude: 71.305276068
Ownership: Government of Punjab
Legal Status: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985
Title of Publication: Shujabad
Published In: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shujabad
Year of Publication: 2021 (Retrieved)
Bibliography/Reference: Anonymous
