Khaga
| Khaga | |
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 Khaga
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| Coordinates: 25°47′N 81°07′E / 25.78°N 81.12°ECoordinates: 25°47′N 81°07′E / 25.78°N 81.12°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Fatehpur |
| Named for | Maharaja Khadagsen |
| Government | |
| • Type | Lok Sabha |
| • Body | Niranjan Jyoti |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 120,020 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Khaga (Hindi: खागा, Urdu: کھاگہ) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Fatehpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Khaga is situated on NH 19, between two important cities: Allahabad, which is also known as "Prayag", and Kanpur of the state Uttar Pradesh. Fatehpur is well connected with those cities by train routes and roads. The distance from Allahabad is 86 km and from Kanpur is 102 km by railway. The north boundary of the district is limited by the river Ganges and its southern boundary is the river Yamuna.It is the sub district of Niteeesh Kumar and Adarsh Kumar.
The town of Khaga is said to have been established by a brave ruler belonging to the martial Suryavanshi】clan, named Maharaja Khadagsen (also referred to as Khadag Singh). Maharaja Khadagsen Was The Son Of Maharaja Dalpatsen . Maharaja Dalpatsen Belongs to Raja Kanaksen Family And Raja Kanaksen Was a Bloodline Of Raja Kush . And Raja Kush Was The Son Of Lord Rama . The Suryavanshi who ruled doaba region post Gupta period, came to control large parts of Fatehpur district (including Ayah and Khaga) and parts of Allahabad region under Khadagsen's rule. It is also said that Suryavanshi kshatriya (also referred to as 'Ark Suryavanshi rulers conducted Dashashwamegha yajnas (Horse sacrifices) in the doab region (area between Ganges and Yamuna) to prove their supremacy. Their power decayed with the rise of competing powers in the form of other Rajputs and Muslims. Fort Was was situated near Kukri kukra lake but is now in ruins, however many people say that there was a fort there. Many stories about Maharaja Khadagsen were destroyed during the British Raj, or by singrour or Lodha Dariyao Singh. That's the reason the history was lost.
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