Lakhimpur Kheri
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Lakhimpur Kheri (लखीमपुर खीरी) is city and District in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal. Its administrative head-quarter is the city of Lakhimpur. Dudhwa National Park, is in Lakhimpur Kheri and is the only national park in Uttar Pradesh.
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Location
The district is within the Terai lowlands at the base of the Himalayas, with several rivers and lush green vegetation. Situated between 27.6° and 28.6° north latitude and 80.34° and 81.30° east longitudes.
Lakhimpur Kheri is bounded on the north by the river Mohan, separating it from Nepal; on the east by the Kauriala river, separating it from Bahraich; on the south by Sitapur and Hardoi; and on the west by Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur.
Rivers: Several rivers flow across Lakhimpur. Some of these are Sharda, Ghagra, Koriyala, Ull, Sarayan, Chauka, Gomti, Kathana, Sarayu and Mohana.
Etymology
Lakhimpur was formerly known as Luxmipur.[1] Kheri is a town 2 kms from Lakhimpur. It has the name derived from a tomb built over the remains of Saiyid Khurd, who died in 1563. Another theory suggests that the name derives from the khair trees that once covered large tracts in the area.
List Of Blocks in Kheri
- Bankeyganj
- Behjam
- Bijuwa
- Dhaurhara
- Isanagar
- Kheri Lakhimpur
- Kumbhigola
- Lakhimpur
- Mitauli
- Mohammadi
- Nakaha
- Nighasan
- Palia
- Pasgawan
- Phoolbehar
- Ramia Behar
History
Prehistory: Traditions point to the inclusion of this place under the rule of the Lunar race of Hastinapur, and several places are associated with episodes in the Mahabharata.[2] [3] Many villages contain ancient mounds in which fragments of sculpture have been found, Balmiar-Barkhar and Khairigarh being the most remarkable. A stone horse was found near Khairabad and bears the inscription of Samudra Gupta, dated in the 4th century. Samudra Gupta, King of Magadha performed Ashvamedha yajna in which a horse is left to freely roam in the entire nation, so as to display the power of king and to underline the importance of his conquest. The stone replica of the horse, is now in the Lucknow Museum.
Medieval age: The northern part of Lakhimpur Kheri was held by Rajputs in the 10thcentury. Muslim rule spread slowly to this remote and inhospitable tract. In the 14th century several forts were constructed along the northern frontier, to prevent the incursions of attacks from Nepal.
Modern era: During the Mughal Empire in the 17th century, under the rule of Akbar the district formed part of the Sarkar of Khairabad in the Subah of Oudh. The later history of 17th century under the Nawabs of Awadh, is of the rise and decline of individual ruling families.
In the year 1801, when Rohilkhand was ceded to the British, part of this district was included in the cession, but after the Anglo–Nepalese War of 1814-1816 it was restored to Oudh. On the annexation of Oudh in 1856 the west of the present area was formed into a district called Mohammadi and the east into Mallanpur, which also included part of Sitapur. In the Indian Rebellion of 1857 Mohammadi became one of the chief centres of Indian independence movement in northern Oudh. The refugees from Shahjahanpur reached Mohammadi on 2 June 1857, and two days later Mohammadi was abandoned, most of the British party were shot down on the way to Sitapur, and the survivors died or were murdered later in Lucknow. The British officials in Mallanpur, with a few who had fled from Sitapur, escaped to Nepal, where later on most of them died. Till October 1858, British officials did not make any other attempt to regain control of the district. By the end of 1858 British officials regained the control and the headquarters of the single district then formed were moved to Lakhlmpur shortly afterwards.
लखीमपुर खीरी
लखीमपुर खीरी ज़िला भारत के उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य का एक ज़िला है। ज़िले का मुख्यालय लखीमपुर है। ज़िला नेपाल की सीमा से सटा हुआ है और इसका नाम लखीमपुर और खीरी के दो नगरों पर रखा गया है।
विवरण: ज़िला भारत-नेपाल सीमा और पीलीभित, शाहजहांपुर, हरदोई, सीतापुर एवं बेहरच जिलों से घिरा हुआ है। पहले इस जगह को लक्ष्मीपुर जिले के नाम से जाना जाता था। पुराने समय में यह ज़िला खैर के वृक्षों से घिरा हुआ था। अत: खीरी नाम खर वृक्षों का ही प्रतीक है। यहां के प्रमुख पर्यटन स्थलों में गोला, देवकाली, लिलौटीनाथ और फ्रांग मंदिर आदि विशेष रूप से प्रसिद्ध है। क्षेत्रफल की दृष्टि से यह ज़िला उत्तर प्रदेश के सबसे बड़े जिलों में से हैं। उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी, लखनऊ यहाँ से 135 किमी की दूरी पर है। दुधवा राष्ट्रीय उद्यान लखीमपुर खीरी ज़िले में है। लखीमपुर खीरी में हिन्दू और सिख जाट काफी संख्या में रहते हैं