History:

Shahjahanpur was founded by Diler Khan and Bahadur Khan, the sons of Dariya Khan, a soldier of the Jahangir army of the Mughal Empire. Dariya Khan was originally from what is now Kandahar, Afghanistan. Both Dillil Khan and Bahadur Khan were high-ranking officials of the Shah Jahan administration. Satisfied with the service of Dillil Khan, Shah Jahan gave him 17 villages in 1647 with permission to build a fort after suppressing the rebellious Katsalia Rajput. The area was then settled by the Afghans brought by Bahadar Khan after one of the campaigns

Famous for

It is the birthplace of brave freedom fighters such as Ramprasad Bismil and Shahid Ashfakura Khan and is also famous for having the third tallest statue of Hanuman in the world.

Area:

It has an area is 4575km2.

Subdistricts:

Shah Jahan Pool has a total of 5 subdistricts.

Villages:

There are 539 villages in this area.

Cities:

There are a total of 4 cities in this area.