Bilgram
| Bilgram | |
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| city | |
 Bilgram
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| Coordinates: 27°11′N 80°02′E / 27.18°N 80.03°ECoordinates: 27°11′N 80°02′E / 27.18°N 80.03°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Hardoi |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 25,292 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Bilgram is a town and a municipal board in Hardoi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Bilgram was an ancient town in Kannauj region.
It is located at 27°11′N 80°02′E / 27.18°N 80.03°E, and its average elevation is 136 metres (446 feet). The river Ganga is located between Bilgarm and Kannauj.
Summers are hot and humid while winters are cold with minor rainfall.
Culture of town is belong to awadh region. Many people migrated from town after partition of country. People from bilgram usually used Bilgrami as title name. Many Bilgrami famous persons are belonged to this town.
In the 9th or 10th century, the Raikwar King Raja Sri Ram crossed over from Kanauj and expelled the Thateras, founded the city and named it after himself as Srinagar. Muizz-Din Muhammad of Ghor who came to the area in 1193. The Muslims conquered Kanauj along with Srinagar. Srinagar was then renamed by the Muslim conquerors Bilgram after a legendary demon Bil. From here the Delhi Sultanate went on to control and dominate Oudh in 1217 under Iltutmish Shams ad-Din ibn al-Kutbi Yalam Khan (1210/1211-1236).
The two officers who conquered the region and Srinagar were the ancestors of talukdars Bilgram existed at least until the end of the 19th century. After it was made capital of a pargana time of Akbar the Great, which was then ruled by Sayyid in 1000 but served with soldiers and included neighbouring pargana Bang. A local saint killed a demon called Bel and took the name derived Belgram to Bilgram.
The 1881 had 11,067 inhabitants. The ancient name of Bilgram is Srinagar, its present name Bilgram was given by some associates of Mahmood Gajnavi. The Battle of Bilgram in 1540 took place between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri. Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun in the Battle of Bilgram.
The Sadaat Bilgram are a group of Sayyid families who inhabit the historic town of Bilgram in Hardoi District. Saadat-e-Bilgram literally means the Sayyid of the town of Bilgram. These Hussaini Sayyids first migrated from Wasit, Iraq in the 13th century. Their ancestor, Syed Mohammad Sughra, a Zaidi Sayyid of Iraq arrived in India during the rule of Sultan Iltutmish.
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