Fatehpur

Fatehpur, (1) capital of a district in the North-west Provinces, on the East Indian Railway, 70 miles NW. of Allahabad. It contains two interesting mosques, and has a trade in hides, soap, and grain. Pop. 20,179. The district of Fatehpur lies wholly within the Doab (q.v.), and occupies its entire breadth from Jumna to Ganges. Area, 1633 sq. m., more than half of which is highly cultivated; pop. (1891) 699,157, nearly nine-tenths Hindus.—(2) A fortified town of Rajputana, 145 miles NW. of Jaipur. Pop. 14,731.