Unexplored

The area witnessed the arrival of Aryans from the present Punjab and, in the Ramayana-Mahabharata epic period, it was considered a part of the Kuru (East) Mahajanapada territory; Usinara and Panchala Mahajanapadas were its eastern neighbours then. According to a local tradition, the legendary Mahabharata war - between the Kauravas and the Pandavas - was fought in the fields of the present village of 'Pachenda' and their army camps were located respectively at the sites now famous as 'Kaurawali' and 'Pandavli'. Being close to Hasthinapur and Kurukshetra, it should have been important during Mahabharata period.

It is also locally believed that the Mirzapur was founded by Raja Nanner and was known as Girijapur, but after the British conquest it came to be known as Mirzapur. The earliest mention of the town is found in the writings of Tieffenthaler, who drew up his description of the country between 1760 and 1770. He mentioned it under the name of Mirzapur, especially as a great mart. In the records of Jonathan Duncan, who was a resident of Varanasi, frequent mention is made of the place as Mirzapur. Before 1 April 1989, Mirzapur was the largest district of India. Mirzapur is also a Naxalite hot spot.

Mahoba has a long history to boast about. The city has been under the rule of different dynasties in the course of history. Nevertheless, the city has been associated to Chandela Rajputs who ruled Bundelkhand for long. Before the advent of Chandela Rajputs, Pratihara Kings ruled the regions in and around Mahoba.

Chandela rulers ruled Mahoba in 11th and 12th century after which, the town fall to Prithvi Raj Chauhan, the ruler of Ajmer and Delhi. The battle that was fought between the parties is especially known for the heroics of two Chandela generals Alha and Udal. In fact, the heroics of these brothers have now become the inseparable part of the folklores in India. The town also passed on to Delhi Sultanate and Mogul Empire and was later annexed by Marathas. The town finally passed to British in the year 1803 under the very famous 'Treaty of Bassein'.

Jaunpur was of great importance during medieval times. This town is estd. in 14th century by Firoz Tuglak in the memory of Sultan Muhammad. The actual name of Sultan Muhammad was Jauna Khan. He named this city Jaunpur. About 1394 AD Malik Sarvar established Sharky Empire, which is now known as the Sarki Empire. During his period a number of mosques were constructed there. In 1730 AD Sarki Empire shifted to a region in Southern Sindh, now a part of Pakistan, after losing the battle from the Emperor of India, Aurangzeb Bahadur I.

Jaunpur was also an important centre of Islamic studies. While it’s architectural heritage speaks of its illustrious past, the city is known today for its Jasmine oil, tobacco leaves, raddish and imarti, a sweetmeat.

The history of Dudhwa National Park shows that this wild life preserve was initially known as the Sonaripur Sanctuary and founded in 1958 to protect the swamp deer was only 15.7 sq. km. in area. It was enlarged to 212 sq. km and renamed Dudhwa Sanctuary in 1968.. In 1988, when Dudhwa became a part of Project Tiger, the area of the Kishanpur Sanctuary was added to create the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. It was here in Dudhwa National Park that a major rhinoceros rehabilitation project was started since these forests had been the habitat of the rhinoceros 150 years ago.

According to the Hindu mythology, the Pandavas had an encounter with Prajapati Daksh, the father-in-law of Hindu lord Shiva. The place of their conversation, a pond, was in Bulandshahr in Bhuteshwar Mandir, which is in ruins now and the pond has also been taken over by encroachments.

The history of Bulandshahr begins even before 1200 B.C. This region is nearer to the capital of Pandavas - Indraprasth and Hastinapur. After of decline of Hastinapur, Ahar which is situated in the north east of ditrict Bulandshahr became an important place for Pnadavas. With passes of time the king Parma made a fort on this part of region and a king named Ahibaran laid the foundation of a tower called Baran (Bulandshahr). Since it was perched on a highland it came to be known as highcity, which was translated into passion language as Bulandshahr. At present this is called by this name.

The ancient ruins found at places Bhatora Veerpur, Ghalibpur etc. are symbolicof antiquity of Bulandshahr. There are several other important places in the District from where statues of medieval age and objects of ancient temples had been founded. Even today several historical and ancients objects such as coins, inscriptions etc. are preserved in Lucknow State Museum.

In 1857 during the first want of independence even Bulandshahr could not remain a lot by the popular explosion against the British rule. One message of resolution was carried from Aligarh by Pandit Narayan Sharma on 10th May 1857 to Bulandshahr.

The first popular alarm of feeedom struggle was sorunded in the bulandshahr district by the nationalist, brave. The gurjaras of Dadri and Sikandrabad area begain distruction of inspection bunglows telegraph offices and government buildings, as they were symbols of foreign rule.

The government institutions were looteed and burned to ashes.

Dhanbad has a rich history of growth, urbanisation and migration of people. The early history of the Dhanbad is shrouded in mystery. Details of even later periods are difficult to trace. The present district used to be a part of Manbhum. In the Settlement Report for Manbhum (1928) it was stated that no rock inscriptions, copper plates or old coins were discovered and not a single document of copper plate or palm leaf was found, during the Survey and Settlement operations. The oldest authentic documents produced were all on paper and barely even a hundred years old.[3] Dhanbad was in Manbhum district from 1928 up to 1956.[4] However, on 24 October 1956, Dhanbad was declared a District on the Recommendation of the States Reorganization Commission vide notification 1911. And from 1956 to 14 November 2000 it was under Bihar. At present it is in Jharkhand, after the creation of state on 15 November 2000.