Most of you must be thinking how exactly did the place start. What was its origin? Where did it come from? I know, A lot of questions right ! Well it was not a designer hub from the beginning.. Every place has a story and this place is from the Mughal period and even before that.
And here's how it all started
According to the elders of the village, some 10,000 years ago (8000 BC), yeah that long!!, A hindu king found the area where present-day Shahpur Jat is located. But I am sure it was not that long back. Although according to them there was a fort and a palace here, however 5000 years back when Pandavas built Indraprastha, they took the stones of that fort.
Tomar (Hindu Jat Clan) ruled Delhi in 11th century AD and then in 12th century AD Prithviraj Chauhan was the ruler until his defeat later that century replacing Hindu rule by Muslim.
Allauddin Khilji was the one who found SIRI - the first muslim city in Delhi in 1303. It was fortified, beautiful and prosperous, but the later rulers devastated it by taking the building materials of Siri for the new structures they got built.
Today only parts of its walls, havellis made with lime and mortar, mosques and some historical remains present in village. About 900 years ago, a Dagar clan from Indri - a village now in Harayana shifted to Shahpur Jat area.
The fertile land and their agriculture skills helped them accumulate wealth in no time attracting Panwar clan and other castes to the area which by then was called Shah (wealth) Pur (colony) Jat (a clan), meaning the locality of the wealthy Jats and hence the the place was given the name - SHAHPUR JAT.
For 60 years the Jats and Balmikies have been living in this green haven happily and peacefully.
Although the place has its own merits and demerits but people have now accepted the fact
Isn't it marvellous that a design hub was actually a kingdom for Mughals at one time. Today the Siri Fort is still there and shockingly no one vists the place even though its a heritage place and was built almost 10,000 years ago. Because of some rulers the marvellous fort was ruined.
But on a more positive outlook the place is now a designers hub full of designer outlets, cafes, restaurants and various other kinds of shops!
By - Astha Goyal
Source :
http://www.jatland.com/home/Shahpur_Jat
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