Fatehpur district
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Fatehpur district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district has a population of 2,632,733. Fatehpur city is its administrative headquarters.
Fort in Fatehpur
Battle of Khajwa
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The Battle of Khajuha was fought on January 5, 1659, between the newly crowned Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and Shah Shuja who also declared himself Mughal Emperor in Bengal. Shuja's army rested by the ta
Fatehpur district
…Kanpur. The parganas making up Fatehpur district were largely held by Brahmins and Rajputs, with some Afghans. In 1658, the district was the site of the Battle of Khajwa (near Kora), where Aurangzeb defeated his brother Shah Shuja to secure the throne. Following the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, administrative authority…
The Mughal armies of Aurangzeb and Shah Shuja confront each other