Mubarakpur
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Mubarakpur
Town in the Muhammadabad tahsil of Azamgarh District, United Provinces, situated in 26° 6' N. and 83° 18' E., 8 miles north-east of Azamgarh town. Population (1901), 15,433. It is said to have been formerly called Kasimabad, and to have fallen into decay before it was resettled, under the name of Raji Mubarak, by an ancestor of the present Shaikh landholders, some twelve generations ago. Serious conflicts have occurred between the Muhammadan and Hindu inhabitants of the town, especially in 18 13, 1842, and 1904, and special police are at present quartered here. Mubarakpur is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 2,000. It contains about 1,700 looms on which cotton, silk, and satin stuffs are woven, the town being especially noted for the last. There is also a small industry in sugar-refining. A primary school is attended by 60 pupils.
