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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''

==Rae Bareli Town==

Head-quarters of the District and tahsil of 
the same name in the United Provinces, situated in 26 14' N. and 
81 14' E., on the banks of the Sai, on the Oudh and Rohilkhand 
Railway, and on metalled roads to Lucknow, Fatehpur, and Sultanpur. 
Population (1901), 15,880. The town consists of two portions, Rae 
BaielT proper, and a subuib called Jahanabad. The name Bareli is, 
according to some accounts, derived from the Bhars, who are said 
to have founded it, Ibrahim Shah of Jaunpur conquered Rae Bareli 
early in the fifteenth century and handed it over to Shaikhs and 
Saiyids, Husam Shah changed the name of the place to Husainabad, 
but the alteration was never popular. Ibrahim Shah added greatly 
to the strength of the fort, using the materials of older buildings which 
were ready to hand. A story relates that when the fort was building 
all that was erected during the day fell down in the course of the 
ensuing night In his perplexity the king had resort to a holy man 
of Jaunpur, Makhdum Saiyid Jafan, who walked over the ground, after 
which no interruption occurred in the work. The saint's tomb stands 
beside the gate of the fort Ibrahim also built the Jama Masjid } and 
a second great mosque was erected by Jahan Khan, the founder of 
Jahanabad, in the reign of Shah Jahan. Jahan Khan's palace and 
tomb still adorn the suburb named after him. A handsome bridge, 
which crosses the Sai, was built by public subscription soon after 
annexation. Besides the usual Government courts and buildings, the 
town contains male and female hospitals and a saraL Rae Bareli has 
been a municipality since 1867. 

During the ten years ending 1901 
the income and expenditure averaged Rs 26,000 and Rs. 25,000, 
respectively, In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 32,000, derived chiefly 
from octroi (Rs. 18,000) and market dues and rents (Rs. 7,000) , and 
the expenditure was also Rs. 32,000. The town is the chief com- 
mercial centre in the District, and its trade has increased considerably 
since the opening of the railway in 1893. Two large markets, called 
Capperganj and Bailheganj, after former Deputy-Commissioners, absorb 
much of the trade, the latter being a bonded warehouse within octroi 
limits. Cotton cloth is woven to some extent, and muslins of good 
quality are also produced. Two secondary schools, six primary schools, 
and a small Sanskrit pathshala are attended by more than 500 pupils,
=See also= 
[[Rae Bareli District]]

[[Rae Bareli: politics ]] 

[[Rae Bareli Tahsil, 1908]]

[[Rae Bareli Town]]

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