Shorkot شورکوٹ | |
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City | |
  Shorkot شورکوٹ | |
| Coordinates:30°30′N72°24′E / 30.50°N 72.4°E /30.50; 72.4 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Jhang |
| Tehsil | Shorkot |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• City | 47,248 |
| • Metro | 604,763 (Shorkot tehsil) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 35050 |
| Calling code | 047 |
Shorkot (Urdu:شورکوٹ), (Punjabi:شورکوٹ), is a city inPunjab, Pakistan. Located east of theChenab River, it serves as the headquarters ofShorkot Tehsil inJhang District.
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According to Panini Ashtadhyayi, the usage of pura/पुरा word is mentioned as to how it can be used behind a city name, in this "Arishtgaud purve cha" is an example . In this the names Arishtpur and Gaudpur are mentioned together, coincidentally there is also aGohad Pur or Gudpur near Shorkot towards the Indus river.In Panini's Ashtadhyayi according to Siddhanta Kaumudi its grammatical translation is -When the words 'Arishta' and 'Gauda' come first, the 'pur' for the first member is intensified on the last before the word. Thus Arishtupuram, Godaipuram. By the force of the previous word in the sutra we can apply the rule to Arishtashritapuram, Goudabhrutyapuram. Grammatical Source -Ashtadhyayi of Panini book by Vasu, Srisa Chandra.
V. S. Agrawala[clarification needed] writes that Ashtadhyayi of Panini mentions janapada Uśīnara (उशीनर) (IV.2.118) - Panini mentions Ushinara as part ofVahika. Panini mentions three divisions of Vahika Country, vizKekaya, Uśīnara and Madra. Fourth division to be added to Vahika country is Śavasa. Of these Kekaya and Śavasa may be located betweenJhelum andChenab rivers, the first in the south and the second in the north respectively;Madra and Ushinara between the Chenab andRavi River in the north and south respectively.[citation needed][clarification needed]
The Divyadana refers to the Shvasas in Uttarapatha with headquarters atTakshasila to whichAshoka was deputed by his fatherBindusara as Viceroy to quell their rebellion. The name of Savasa or Shvasa seems to be preserved in the modern name Chhiba, comprisingPunchh,Rajauri and Bhimbhara. In literature Ushinaras are often associated with the Śibis (greek - Siboi) whose chief town Śibipura has been identified with Shorkot in Jhang district.[citation needed]
V. S. Agrawala writes that Panini mentions Pura (IV.2.122) ending names of towns like Arishṭapura (Pali: Ariṭṭapura), a city in the kingdom ofShivi in Vahika. V. K. Mathur[4] tells us the location of Shivirashtra, the kingdom of king Shivi, at Shorkot in Jhang district of Pakistan.[citation needed]
Professor B.S. Dhillon writes[clarification needed] that the ancient city of Sibipura or Shivipura which means the city of Shivi is today called "Shorkot" and is located in the Jhang district of Punjab, Pakistan. As perDiodorus,Arrian andStrabo, the area surrounding Sibipura was occupied by a people calledSibi, during the time of Alexander's invasion of Punjab.[citation needed]
Professor Eggermont said, "J. Ph. Vogel showed that the mound of Shorkot (Jhang district, between Chenab, Indus, and Ravi rivers) represents the site of Sibipura, the town (pura) of the Sibis, which is mentioned in a Shorkot inscription". Even todaySibi orSibia is a well known Jat clan in Punjab.[citation needed] Furthermore, Professor Eggermont said, "However, I cannot possibly pass over in silence that in the very Vessantara Jataka the town over which Sanjaya, king of Sibi, ruled is called Jettuttara and not Aritta-pura. It is probably more likely the word Jetuttara is Jetupura or Jatupura which means the place where Jats live. The word "pura" inSanskrit means "city".[3]
| Census | Population[4] |
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| 1972 | 9,543 |
| 1981 | 18,533 |
| 1998 | 27,276 |
| 2017 | 43,019 |
| 2023 | 47,248 |
Neighbourhoods ofJhang | ||
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Administration:Jhang District | ||
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