Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad (Urdu: مُظفَّرآباد‎; Pahari, Potwari: مُظفٌر آباد) is the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.

It is located in Muzaffarabad District on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in the west, by the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of Disputed territory of Jammu & Kashmir in the east, and the Neelum District of Azad Kashmir in the north.

History

Early history

The original name of Muzaffarabad was Udabhanda.

Udabhanda was the capital of the Shahi dynasty. The Shahi (Devanagari शाही), also called Shahiya, dynasties ruled portions of the Kabul Valley (in eastern Afghanistan) and the old province of Gandhara (northern Pakistan and Kashmir) from the decline of the Kushan Empire in third century to the early ninth century. The kingdom was known as Kabul-shahan or Ratbel-shahan from (565 – 670 CE) when they had their capitals in Kapisa and Kabul, and later Udabhandapura (also known as Hund) for its new capital.

The term Shahi is the title of the rulers, likely related to the Kushan form Shao or Persian form Shah and refers to a series of 60 rulers probably descended from the Kushans or Turks (Turshkas).

Muzaffarabad (Karachi)

Muzaffarabad is one of the neighborhoods of Bin Qasim Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

There are several ethnic groups in Muzaffarabad including Urdu speakers, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Christians and Ismailis.

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Coordinates: 32°20′N 71°55′E / 32.333°N 71.917°E / 32.333; 71.917

Muzaffarabad (disambiguation)

Muzaffarabad is a city in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

Muzaffarabad may also refer to: