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'''Shaniwar Peth''' is a historic ward in the centre of the Indian city of [[Pune]]. Shaniwar means ''Saturday'' in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and other [[Languages of India|Indian languages]].

Under the [[Muslim]] rule this place was known as Murujabad/Murtuzabad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Punediary|url=http://www.punediary.com/html/peths.html|publisher=Punediary|accessdate=15 January 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Gate of shaniwar wada.jpg|thumb|[[Shaniwar Wada]], the palace and administrative headquarters built by [[Baji Rao I]] in 1730]]
==History==
The area has ruins of [[Jain]] temples and [[ghat]]s dating back to [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty|Yadava period]]. Shaniwar peth also has two muslim tombs , the Shaikh salah on the bank of the [[Mutha river]]. These were built on the ruins of hindu temples of Kedareshwar and Amriteshwar in the 13th century. The systematic development of the area started under the Nizamshahi of [[Ahmadnagar Sultanate|Ahmadnagar]]. The area was named Murtazabad after the sultan ruling at that time.<ref>Kantak, M.R. “URBANIZATION OF PUNE : HOW ITS GROUND WAS PREPARED.” Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute, 51/52, 1991, pp. 489–495. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/42930432. Accessed 13 May 2020.</ref>

In 1728, the Peshwa ruler, [[Bajirao I]] moved his administration from nearby [[Saswad]] to Pune, and in the process, laid the foundation for turning Pune into a large city.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kosambi|first1=Meera|title=Glory of Peshwa Pune|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|date=1989|volume=24|issue=5|page=247}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal|last1=Gokhale|first1=Balkrishna Govind|title=The Religious Complex in Eighteenth-Century Poona|journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society|date=1985|volume=105|issue=4|pages=719–724|jstor=602730|doi=10.2307/602730}}</ref> Before Bajirao I made Pune his headquarters, the town already had six "[[Peths in Pune|Peths]]" or wards, namely, Kasba, Shaniwar, Raviwar, Somwar, Mangalwar, and Budhwar.<ref>Gadgil, D.R., 1945. Poona a socio-economic survey part I. Economics. page 14.</ref> Bajirao also started construction of a palace called [[Shaniwar Wada]] on the eastern bank of the Mutha River and at the northern end of shaniwar peth. The construction was completed in 1730, ushering in the era of Peshwa control over the city.
<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaniwar Peth|url=http://www.punediary.com/html/peths.html|publisher=Pune Diary|accessdate=15 January 2012}}</ref> Many senior officials of the Maratha empire built their own residence close to Shanwarwada including in Shaniwar peth.

==Businesses and Amenities==
[[File:Ahilyadevi Girls High school Pune 20160102 011228.jpg|thumb|right|Ahilyadevi Girls High school in Shaniwar peth]]
Shaniwar is primarily a residential locality but has pockets of commercial activities. The area has many businesses involved in printing and publishing. The services offered include Offset printing, Paper cutting, paper & cardboard wholesale, and retail sales. [[Appa Balwant Chowk]], the cross roads which has been the go to place for books for many decades in the city is partly in Shaniwar peth.<ref name="TBI">{{cite web|last1=Pai|first1=Sanchari|title=7 Street Side Book Markets in India That Must Be on the Bucket List of Every Book Lover|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/68055/street-book-markets-india/|accessdate=31 January 2018|website=The Better India|date=13 September 2016}}</ref>

===Schools===
Shaniwar Peth has many Marathi language schools.
*Ranade Balak Mandir
*Navin Marathi Shala
*New English School, Ramanbag (adjacent; in Narayan Peth)
*SNDT Kanya Shala (adjacent; in Narayan Peth. Playground of the school in Shaniwar Peth)
*Ahilyadevi High school

===Hindu Temples===
[[File:Omkareshwar temple.JPG|thumb|right|Omkareshwar temple in Shaniwar peth on the banks of the [[Mutha river]]]]
The peth has many old temples dedicated to different Hindu deities. The historic ones include Omkareshwar temple dedicated to [[Shiva]], Dakshin-mukhi Maruti to [[Hanuman]], and Gupchup Ganpati to [[Ganesh]]. The [[ghat]] on Mutha river, at Omkareshwar used to serve as Hindu [[cremation ground]] until 1971.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jain |first1=Amrita |title=Omkareshwar Temple to mark 273 years today |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/omkareshwar-temple-to-mark-273-years-today/816840/ |accessdate=14 May 2020 |work=Indian Express |issue=July 13 2011 |publisher=The express group |date=2011}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Pune topics}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Pune]]
[[Category:Peths in Pune]]

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