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Pakpattan, sometimes referred to as Pakpattan Sharif, is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is an ancient city of northern Pakistan, and is a major pilgrimage destination as it is home to the shrine of Fariduddin Ganjshakar, the renowned Punjabi poet and Sufi saint commonly referred to as Baba Farid. Pakpattan is located roughly from the border with India, and by road southwest of Lahore.EtymologyPakpattan was known as Ajodhan until the 16th century. The city now derives its name from the combination of two Punjabi words, Pak and Pattan, meaning "pure," and "dock," respectively, which reference a ferry across the Sutlej River that was popular with pilgrims to the Shrine of Baba Farid.HistoryEarlyPakpattan was founded as the ancient city of Ajodhan. Ajodhan was the location of a ferry service across the Sutlej River that rendered the city an important part of the ancient trade routes that connected Multan to Delhi.Given its position on the flat plains of Punjab, the city was vulnerable to waves of invasions from Central Asia that began in the late 10th century. The city was captured by Sebüktegin in 977–78 CE and by Ibrahim Ghaznavi in 1079–80. The town was besieged by Shaikha; the Khokhar, in 1394, and in 1398 was visited by Timur, Mughal Emperor who spared much of the inhabitants that had not fled, out of respect for the shrine of the saint Baba Farid.

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