Gangoh
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Gangoh (Hindi: गंगोह, Urdu: گنگوہ) is a town in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also known by the name Gangoh Majbata Dehat.
Origin
Raja Gang, from whom its name is derived, was the founder of the town. [1]
Variants
History
According to the 1911 British publication The Imperial Gazetteer of India: The town [Gangoh] consists of an old and new quarter, the former founded by a legendary hero. Raja Gang, from whom its name is derived, and the latter by the famous saint Shaikh Abdul Kuddus, who gives his title to the western suburb, where his mausoleum stands, built by Humayun in 1537 and Molana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi which was co-founder of madrasa darul-aloom Deuband and participated in war against East India Company under the flag of Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki. During the Mutiny Gangoh was frequently threatened by the rebel Gurjars (Gujjars) under the self-styled Raja Fathua; but Mr. H. D. Robertson and Lieutenant Boisragon attacked and utterly defeated them towards the end of June, 1857. There are three old mosques, two of which were built by Akbar and Jahangir, besides a school and a dispensary. The town is liable to be flooded from a large swamp south of the site, but a scheme has been prepared to drain this. The streets are paved and most of them have brickwork drains. Gangoh is administered under Act XX of 1856, the income raised being about Rs. 3,000 a year. It is the cleanest and best kept of all the towns under Act XX in the District.[2] — Henry Frowde
Temples
There are famous temples of Gangoh: Baba Haridas ji Maharaj, Sanatan Dharma Sabha popularly known as Sabha, Bala ji dham and vaishnodevi temple.
गंगोह
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[3] ने लेख किया है ...गंगोह (जिला सहारनपुर, उ.प्र.) (AS, p.265) यहाँ 1537 ई. में हुमायूँ ने शेख कुद्दूस का मकबरा बनवाया था और 1586 ई. में अकबर ने जमा मस्जिद बनवाई थी.
Population
As per census 2011, population of village Gangoh Majbata Dehat is 1417, with 239 houses.
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References
- ↑ The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. XII. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1908.
- ↑ The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. XII. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1908.
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.265