History
The known history of Fatehpur is as old as the Vedic era. General Karningham has written about "Bhitaura" and "Asani" places of this district, while discussing the heritage of the Vedic Period. There are proofs that Chinese traveller Xuanzang visited the Asani place within this district.
In village Renh, which is 25 km in south-west of Fatehpur town, some articles of archaeological interest have been found, which date from 800 B.C. Many artifacts, including coins, bricks, idols etc. of the Maurya period, 'Kushan period & Gupta period have been found throughout the district. Many temples of Gupta period still exist in village Tenduli, Korari, Sarhan Bujurg etc., which are very important from the archaeological point of view. Golden coins of period of Chandragupta II have been recovered from the village of Bijauli. The bricks used in the fort of Asani are also of Gupta Period.
There is an old decaying fort in Ayah said to have been built by the martial Arakhs (also called 'Arkawanshi kshatriyas'), who ruled this region (including Khaga) before the 11th century. The Arakh rulers were the worshippers of the Sun God ('Lord Arka' अर्कदेव) and Lord Shiva, hence many ancient Sun and Shiva idols have been found in and around the region. The British chronicles make a mention of the fort.
The Khajuha town, situated on Mughal road is very old town. Its description has been found in the old Hindu scripture "Brahm Puran", which is 5000 years old. In 1561 A.D., Moghal emperor Humayun passed through this town while invading Jaunpur state. On January 5, 1659 A.D., Mughal emperor Aurangzeb had a fierce battle with his brother prince Shah Shuja (Mughal), and killed him near this place. To celebrate the victory, he constructed a large beautiful garden "Badshahi Bagh" and a big lodge having 130 rooms.
During the Mughal regime, the control of Fatehpur shifted time to time to the hands of Jaunpur, Delhi and Kannauj. In 1801 A.D., this region came under the control of East India Company and in 1966 this was given the status of a sub-division (Paragana), while the headquarter was at Bhitaura, which is now a block office. In 1826 A.D., Fatehpur was redesignated as a District headquarter. It has many historic places like "Bawni(52) Imli in which English men had hanged on a tree. It is situated on Bindiki.
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