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	The town was previously a [[Rajput]] town called Bhim-Nagar derived from the name of [[Raja]] [[Bhima I]] of the [[Chaulukya dynasty]], who ruled most of Gujarat at the time. During Sultan [[Mahmud of Ghazni]]'s invasions into Gujarat, the town was both attacked and conquered by his armies, sometime between the years 1024-1026AD. Thirty-five thousand [[Ghaznavid]] soldiers are said to have conquered the town. This is attested by the fact that old stones can be found around the town with the name of the conqueror Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi engraved on them. Since Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was himself of [[Turkic peoples\|Turkic]] origin and his armies consisted of Turks, [[Persian people\|Persians]] and [[Afghan]]s from [[Afghanistan]]/[[Afghan Turkestan]] after the conquest the town became known as Turk-sar, which in the [[Turkic languages\|Turkic language]] means 'beset by the Turks'. Over time, the words combined to form "Tarkeshwar". Most of the town's original Hindu population were killed {{ Citation needed\|date=October 2019}}. Some Rajputs in the town are said to have converted to Islam. Some of his soldiers settled in the town and over time adopted the use of Rajput surnames or titles.		The town was previously a [[Rajput]] town called Bhim-Nagar derived from the name of [[Raja]] [[Bhima I]] of the [[Chaulukya dynasty]], who ruled most of Gujarat at the time. During Sultan [[Mahmud of Ghazni]]'s invasions into Gujarat, the town was both attacked and conquered by his armies, sometime between the years 1024-1026AD. Thirty-five thousand [[Ghaznavid]] soldiers are said to have conquered the town. This is attested by the fact that old stones can be found around the town with the name of the conqueror Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi engraved on them. Since Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was himself of [[Turkic peoples\|Turkic]] origin and his armies consisted of Turks, [[Persian people\|Persians]] and [[Afghans\|Afghan]]s from [[Afghanistan]]/[[Afghan Turkestan]] after the conquest the town became known as Turk-sar, which in the [[Turkic languages\|Turkic language]] means 'beset by the Turks'. Over time, the words combined to form "Tarkeshwar". Most of the town's original Hindu population were killed {{ Citation needed\|date=October 2019}}. Some Rajputs in the town are said to have converted to Islam. Some of his soldiers settled in the town and over time adopted the use of Rajput surnames or titles.

	The town has a subsequent history of foreign and local settlements including [[Parsi]]s, [[Nakhuda]]s and [[Pashtuns]]. Four mausoleums dedicated to [[Wali\|Muslim saints]] surround the town at all four directions, and are said to give the town divine blessing. Two of the more famous saints are [[Mawlānā\|Maulana]] Nizamuddin Bajouri, an Afghan Pashtun from [[Bajour]], who lived and died in Tadkeshwar in the 19th century; and his disciple Shaikh Moosaji Mehtar. Their graves are located together on a hill.{{citation needed\|date=April 2012}}		The town has a subsequent history of foreign and local settlements including [[Parsi]]s, [[Nakhuda]]s and [[Pashtuns]]. Four mausoleums dedicated to [[Wali\|Muslim saints]] surround the town at all four directions, and are said to give the town divine blessing. Two of the more famous saints are [[Mawlānā\|Maulana]] Nizamuddin Bajouri, an Afghan Pashtun from [[Bajour]], who lived and died in Tadkeshwar in the 19th century; and his disciple Shaikh Moosaji Mehtar. Their graves are located together on a hill.{{citation needed\|date=April 2012}}

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'''Tarkeshwar''' also spelt "Tadkeshwar", is a town located in the [[Surat district]], [[Gujarat]], India, situated approximately {{convert|36|km|abbr=on}} away from [[Surat]] and on the Kim-Mandvi Road north of the [[Tapti River]]. It belongs to the Mandavi Taluka of Surat Panchayat, and is very close to Bharuch District. It has a population of about 15,000 people, with a slight majority of [[Sunni Bohra|Vohra]] [[Gujarati Muslims]] and the remainder [[Hindu]]s of various [[Caste system in India|castes]], including a number of Tribal Hindus. Most of the families are engaged in agriculture.

== History ==

The town was previously a [[Rajput]] town called Bhim-Nagar derived from the name of [[Raja]] [[Bhima I]] of the [[Chaulukya dynasty]], who ruled most of Gujarat at the time. During Sultan [[Mahmud of Ghazni]]'s invasions into Gujarat, the town was both attacked and conquered by his armies, sometime between the years 1024-1026AD. Thirty-five thousand [[Ghaznavid]] soldiers are said to have conquered the town. This is attested by the fact that old stones can be found around the town with the name of the conqueror Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi engraved on them. Since Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was himself of [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] origin and his armies consisted of Turks, [[Persian people|Persians]] and [[Afghan]]s from [[Afghanistan]]/[[Afghan Turkestan]] after the conquest the town became known as Turk-sar, which in the [[Turkic languages|Turkic language]] means 'beset by the Turks'. Over time, the words combined to form "Tarkeshwar". Most of the town's original Hindu population were killed {{ Citation needed|date=October 2019}}. Some Rajputs in the town are said to have converted to Islam. Some of his soldiers settled in the town and over time adopted the use of Rajput surnames or titles.

The town has a subsequent history of foreign and local settlements including [[Parsi]]s, [[Nakhuda]]s and [[Pashtuns]]. Four mausoleums dedicated to [[Wali|Muslim saints]] surround the town at all four directions, and are said to give the town divine blessing. Two of the more famous saints are [[Mawlānā|Maulana]] Nizamuddin Bajouri, an Afghan Pashtun from [[Bajour]], who lived and died in Tadkeshwar in the 19th century; and his disciple Shaikh Moosaji Mehtar. Their graves are located together on a hill.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}

Today, the majority of Tadkeshwar is populated by [[Muslim]]s, and about 40% are Hindus.

== Places ==

Tadkeshwar has a large and very old ''[[madrasa]]'' ''[[Darul uloom]] Falah-e-Darain'', where hundreds of Muslim students from far afield as Sudan and [[Srinagar]] in India go to become ''[[ulama]]'' (''alim'') and ''[[qāriʾ|qurrāʾ]]''. The old mosque also contains an inscription in [[Persian language]].

The town has its own water works system and electricity and telephone networks are provided to the whole town. The town also has its own [[bazaar]], high school, three hospitals and two graveyards with many old stones.

Tadkeshwar also has two [[lignite]] mines and a canal. These mines were once rain forest which has large number of amber encased fossils. In 2014, 52 million-year-old [[amber]] encased [[Prostylotermes|fossil of a termite]] which thrived in ant colonies was discovered from lignite mines. It was the oldest known fossil of [[myrmecophily]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/52-million-year-old-beetle-fossil-discovered-in-gujarat-114100300010_1.html|publisher=Business Standard |title =52-million-year-old beetle fossil discovered in Gujarat|agency =PTI|place=New York|date=2 October 2014}}</ref>

The mausoleums of two saints Maulana Nizamuddin Bajouri, and Shaikh Moosaji Mehtar are also located in the village.

The closest railhead is Kim.

== See also ==
* [[Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent]]
* [[Ghaznavids|Ghaznavid Empire]]
* [[List of tourist attractions in Surat]]

== References ==
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* {{cite web|url=http://inter-islam.org/Biographies/shkmusa.htm|title=THE life & miracles OF HAZRAT SHAIKH MOOSAJI MEHTER TADKESHWARI|work=inter-islam.org}}

{{Surat district}}
[[Category:Suburban area of Surat]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Surat district]]

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