Historically, this may not be the authentic reason for naming Amroha, but it is on the lips of common and special people here that the king of fruits in this area, Mango and Rohu fish (i.e. Mango and Roha) Because of this the name Amroha was given. Most of the scholars believe that a city was established here by King Amar Jodh of Hastinapur, which came to be known as Amar Jodh Nagar after him, which was later corrupted to Amroha. It is said that after a long gap of historical events, a city of Amroha was also destroyed. After that Ambarani, the sister of King Prithviraj, had resettled it. After Ambarani, the city of Amroha came under the authority of Suryadhwaj dynasty.
District Amroha (erstwhile Jyotiba Phulenagar) was established by the State Government on 15th April, 1997, with Amroha town as its headquarter. Three tehsils Amroha, Dhanaura, and Hasanpur were included in the newly formed district. At present, 04 tehsils are included in the district including new tehsil Naugawan Sadat.
In the historical perspective, the present area of the district was included in the kingdom of Northern Panchal Desh, whose capital was Ahit Chhatra, located in Bareilly district. It is said that during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the governor of Sambhal, Rustam Khan, built a fort here and settled traders and cultivators around it.
Before 474 AD, Amroha region was ruled by King Amarjodh of Vanshi kingdom. It is mentioned in the historical book Tarikhe-Amroha that Amroha was ruled by Rajput dynasty from 676 to 1148 AD. Bahram Shah (1240-42) appointed Malik Jalaluddin to the post of Hakim of Amroha. In ancient times the rulers of Panchal Pradesh, who had influence over the region, were ousted by the Kuru kings of Hastinapura. After the fall of the Kushan and Nanda empires, this region was also ruled by the Maurya dynasty, after which the rule of Samudragupta was established. The region was ruled by the Gupta dynasty for about two centuries. After the fall of the Gupta Empire, this area came under the control of King Mukhari of Kannauj, after which it remained under the rule of Kannauj King Harsha from 606 to 647 AD. After the death of Harsha, the northern region of the district remained in the empire of the Tomar dynasty. After the defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan at the hands of Shahabuddin Ghori, Muslim dominance started increasing and finally Katheria, Bargujar, Gaur, Tomar and other regional clans of Rajput dynasty jointly stood against the foreign Muslim invaders. Despite their efforts, Muslim outposts were established in some areas of the district. Although the Muslims got complete success only when Babur sat on the throne of Delhi in 1526 AD. During Humayun’s reign, the region came under the rule of the Afghans, whose leader was Sher Shah Suri, for a short time, but again came under Mughal rule during Akbar’s reign. The Rohelas also maintained their dominance over this area from time to time. Simultaneously Marathas also attacked this region from time to time but they failed. Later this area came under the control of Awadh. But in 1801 this area became under the British East India Company.
History of Tigri Mela:– According to experts, the history of Tigri Mela dates back to Shravan Kumar. Historian Mr. Ramprakash Sharma says that people’s fair is being organized in Tigridham since before the Ramayana period. He told that Shravan Kumar had come to the banks of the Ganges with his parents. When the people came to know about his arrival, the people of the surrounding had visited Shravan Kumar by putting up tents on the banks of the Ganga for several days. Since then Ganga Mela is being organized every year after Diwali on Kartik Purnima. , It is believed that in the presence of the Pandavas, Lord Shri Krishna was the first to light a lamp for the peace of the innumerable warriors killed in the Mahabharata war. On Wednesday, thousands of people reached the Ganga Ghats and donated lamps. Whose family members are no longer with them. Deepdaan is done by the concerned family members for the peace of those departed souls. As soon as the sunset, the process of lamp donation started. The lamp donation continued till late night.
History of Vasudev Tirtha Temple:- The history of ancient Vasudev Tirtha Temple of Amroha city has been 5000 years old. In this, the Vasudev temple has been a witness to the Pandavas’ exile, Shri Vasudev Tirtha Temple 5000 BC Indraprastha, the city of Amroha was established by King Amarchod of Delhi. After this, Bateshwar Shivalaya was established on the banks of Shri Vasudev Sarovar. During this, Peepal and Banyan trees were wrapped around each other. During the Mahabharata, Lord Krishna had left for Sambhal with the Pandavas to go to Kurukshetra. During this, he had rested the night in the temple with the Pandavas. Lord Krishna took bath in the lake in the morning, after which the lake became famous as Shri Vasudev Sarovar. The Shivling made by Lord Krishna with his own hands is still present on the south bank of the lake. The idols of Radha-Krishna, Ram-Sita, Shiva-Parvati, Durga Maa and Hanumanji etc. are sitting on the west bank of the lake. The Kadam tree is still present near the huge idol of Hanumanji. Lord Shiva idol is installed on a big platform in the middle of the lake. There are bridges built on both sides of the lake to reach the temple. Shiva idol is established in an old huge tree. There are bridges built on both sides of the lake to reach the temple. Under an old huge tree, there is a temple of another Krishna devotee poetess Meerabai. There is an ancient temple of Kali Devi, adjacent to Mirabai’s court. Thousands of years old Peepal Banyan and Peepal trees are standing on its banks. There are stairs to get down to the bottom of the lake. Ducks keep on roaming in this lake day and night. The recognition of Vasudev Tirtha temple is more.
History of Bowli or left well: – King Kupanath of Suryavaj dynasty had built Bowli or left well, which is located five kilometers away from the city towards north-east. This vouli is very ancient, whose vastness is made on seeing it. Baoli is made of pieces of big pebbles, in which stairs are made to go from top to bottom. In Mohalla Naubat Khana and other Mohallas, bricks of Hindu period have been used at some places. The Archaeological Survey of India has acquired five ancient sites including the Bah well of Amroha.
Hazrat Shah Vilayat Dargah- Hazrat Shah Vilayat Dargah located in Amroha city has a different identity in the world. Scorpions do not bite anyone at the Dargah of Hazrat Shah Vilayat Soharvardi Rahmatullah Aleh. Hazrat Shah Vilayat, who is famous all over the world by the name of Scorpion Baba, devotees of Baba from far flung areas or say Zairin come here and ask for their wishes.
Famous poet John Elia:– The people of Amroha still remember him. Famous poet John Elia may have left the country after partition and went to Karachi, but his heart always kept beating for India. The pain of being separated from the soil here always overflowed in his poems. During his last years, he kept coming to Amroha from Pakistan. As soon as he got down at the station, first of all he used to apply mud on his forehead here.
Kamal Amrohi: People who are fond of films must know the great filmmaker Kamal Amrohi. Kamal Amrohi has been a huge name in the film world as he made films like Mahal, Pakija and Razia Sultan in his film career. He also set up Kamalistan Studios in Mumbai where films like Amar Akbar Anthony, Kalia, Khalnayak, Koyla were shot. Even Salman Khan shot the second film of his Dabangg franchise in this studio. Kamal Amrohi’s childhood name is Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi, who was born on 17 January 1918 in Amroha city of Uttar Pradesh.