Azamgarh district
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Azamgarh district आजमगढ ज़िला اعظم گڑھ ضلع |
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| District of Uttar Pradesh | |
 Location of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Azamgarh |
| Headquarters | Azamgarh |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Azamgarh, Lalganj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,054 km2 (1,565 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,613,913 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8.53% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.93% |
| • Sex ratio | 1019 |
| Major highways | |
| Website | Official website |
Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh. Azam, son of Vikramajit, founded the town in 1665. Vikramajit a descendant of Gautam Rajputs of Mehnagar in pargana Nizamabad had embraced the faith of Islam. He had two sons, namely, Azam and Azmat. It is also known as land of the sage Durvasa whose ashram was located in Phulpur sub-district, near the confluence of Tons and Majhuee river, 6 kilometres (4 mi) north from the Phulpur sub-district headquarters.
Towards the end of the 16th century, a Gautam Rajput from Azamgarh district was assimilated into the Mughal court at Delhi, where he had gone in search of greater influence. His mission was a success, with the royal court eventually awarding him 22 parganas in the Azamgarh region that marked the establishment of a family line which culminated in his descendants becoming rajas of the area. This was a typical route whereby relatively obscure lineages rose to prominence.
Both Hindu and Muslim landowners (known as Rautaras) of Azamgarh aided the Sepoy Mutiny against the British in 1857. On 3 June 1857 the 17th Regiment of Native Infantry mutinied at Azamgarh, murdered some of their officers, and carried off the government treasure to Faizabad. The district became a centre of the fighting between the Gurkhas and the rebels, and was brought under control in October 1858 by Colonel Kelly. The most notable rebels were Late. Janab Lal Mohammed Chivtahvin. Later, many of the local land owners were crushed by the British. Later, residents of Azamgarh participated in various national movements including the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Movement in 1942. The historian, social reformer, nationalist Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan was born in Kanaila village in this district.
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