Shujabad is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan and the capital of Shujabad Tehsil in Multan District. It lies 45 kilometres south of Multan, with the Chenab River flowing to its west. The area was captured by Muhammad ibn Qasim in 711, but the present city was founded in 1750 by Nawab Shuja Khan, a governor of Multan under Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the town is named after him. He built a fortification wall between 1767 and 1772 and died in 1775. The walled old city has four bazaars named for its four gates, and the shrine of the Sufi saint Rasheed Shah stands inside it. Shujabad is also famous for its mangoes. The 2023 census table counts 151,115 people.
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1. citypopulation.de: Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities
Cities table, 2023 census columnQuote, Cities table, 2023 census column
24,422 37,810 57,409 80,098 151,115
2. Shujabad (Wikipedia)
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He founded the Shujabad city in 1750
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