FARRUKHABAD-CUM-FATEHGARH

municipality, central Uttar Pradesh state, northern India, just west of the Ganges River. The two cities form a joint municipality. Farrukhabad was founded in 1714 by Muhammad Khan Bangash, an independent local Mughal governor. Fatehgarh was founded about 1714, when a ruler of Farrukhabad built a fort on the site; a massacre occurred there during the 1857 Indian Mutiny. Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh is a major road and rail junction and a manufacturing centre and agricultural market. The area in which the municipality is situated occupies part of the alluvial plain of the Ganges and is irrigated by the Lower Ganges Canal. The main crops grown in the region include potatoes, tobacco, and watermelons; these constitute the principal exports, together with perfume, saltpetre, and cotton prints. There are a number of ancient historic sites in the area. Nearby are the ruined tombs of former rulers. The town of Kampil, northwest of the municipality, is mentioned in epics of the 2nd century BC and earlier; it has numerous ancient temples. Sankisa (ancient Samkasya), to the west, was a famous Buddhist pilgrimage centre and has several mounds that are the remains of Buddhist stupas. Pop. (1991 prelim.) city, 193,624; metropolitan area, 207,783.