The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.492
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.492
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Fīrūz halted for six months at Zafarābād on the Gumtī and founded in its neighbourhood a city which became known as Jaunpur. Muslim historians derive the name from Jauna, the title by which Muhammad Tughluq had been known before his accession, but the city of Fīrūz was not the first town on the site and Hindus derive the name, which occasionally takes the form of Jamanpur, from Jamadagni, a famous *rishi*.