Kannauj can claim great antiquity in sculpture.
Imperial Kannauj the Mughal Empire.
The Minister held a similar Convention in Kannauj yesterday.
Amavasu' founded a kingdom, the capital of which later was Kanyakubja(Kannauj).
He had taken a bank loan to build his house in Kannauj.
Shah Alam was then at Kannauj and decided to resume the Farrukhabad territory.
In 1018, Kannauj then ruled by Rajyapala Pratihara was
sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni.
Kannauj became a dependency of the rebels who found themselves at the head of Muslims
and Rajputs.
Also it is connected to Kannauj(Distance 60 km),
which is located on the Historical Grand Trunk Road.
His most daring raids were against Kannauj in 1018 and against Somnath in Gujarat in 1025.
In 1527 Babar mobilised his forces to capture Chanderi but
lost Kannauj and Shamsabad to the Afghans.
Hiuen Tsang, the famous chinese pilgrim to India, stayed at Kannauj for 3 months in 636 AD.
Revived the power of the Pratiharas by bringing Kalanjara, and possibly Kannauj as well, under Pratihara control.
Jayachandra, the ruler of Kannauj, had enmity with Prithviraja III and therefore,
had not helped him against the Turks.
By the end of the 10th century the Gurjara-Pratihara domains had dwindled to a small state centered on Kannauj.
Indra III(reigned 914- 927) captured Kannauj, but, with mounting political pressures from the south,
his control over the north was inevitably short-lived.
With the commencement of the 7th century, Harshavardhana(606-647 A.D.)
ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother, Rajyavardhana.
It is bounded by Etah on the north, Farrukhabad & Kannauj District on East,
Etawah on the south and Firozabad and Etah district on the west.
Kannauj district from geographical point of view its studded
in between 27 degree 13 min 30 sec North latitude and from 79 deg 19 min to 80 degree 1 min east longitudes.
It appears that immediately after the capture of Kannauj Sher Shah destroyed the old city
and built a fort of burnt brick there“and on the spot of gaining victory he built a city Sher Sur.”.
Coordinates: 26°38 09 N 79°34 24 E District: Auraiya District Headquarter: Auraiya State: Uttar Pradesh Main Highways: SH-21 Main railway line: Howrah-Delhi main line Serving Railway station: Phaphund railway station( PHD) Serving Bus Depot:
Not yet North: Kannauj, Rasulabad West:
Etawah, Bhartana East: Kanpur, Jhinjhak South: Auraiya, Jhansi Dibiyapur is served by its local" A" graded Phaphund railway station( PHD) which is located on Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line.