- Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh
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municipality, central Uttar Pradesh state, northern India, located just west of the Ganges (Ganga) River (Ganges River). The two district cities form a joint municipality and lie about 3 miles (5 km) apart. Farrukhabad was founded in 1714 by Muḥammad Khan Bangash, an independent local Mughal governor. Fatehgarh was founded about 1714, when a ruler of Farrukhabad built a fort on the site; a massacre occurred there during the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58. Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh is a major road and rail junction and a manufacturing centre and agricultural market.The area is the site of the Farrukhabad Gharana, one of the six major schools of tabla drumming. Other educational institutions include Badrivishal Degree College, Government Inter College, Christian Inter College, Narayan Arya Kanya Pathshala, and SNM Inter College.The area in which the municipality is situated occupies part of the alluvial plain of the Ganges and is irrigated by the Lower Ganges Canal. The main crops grown in the region include potatoes, tobacco, and watermelons; these constitute the principal exports, together with perfume, saltpetre, and cotton prints. There are a number of ancient historic sites in the area. Nearby are the ruined tombs of former rulers. The town of Kampil, northwest of the municipality, is mentioned in epics of the 2nd century BCE and earlier; it has numerous ancient temples. Sankisa (ancient Samkashya), to the west, was a famous Buddhist pilgrimage centre and has several mounds that are the remains of Buddhist stupas. Pop. (2001) mun., 228,333.
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Universalium. 2010.
