ab anan farooq ali shah (miyan sahab) is the gadinashin of imambara.
Modern
Gorakhpur came under direct British control in 1803. It was one of the major centers of the 1857 uprising, and later played a major role in theIndian independence movement.
Gorakhpur district was the scene of the Chauri Chaura incident of February 4, 1922, which was a turning point in the history of India's freedom struggle. Enraged by police atrocities, a crowd of 2,000 people burnt down the Chauri-Chaura Police Station, killing nineteen policemen. In response to this violence, Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement that he had launched in 1920 and fasted for 21 days, until he was satisfied that all Non-Cooperation Movement activities had ceased. Amar Shahid Bandhu Singh Smarak. is located in Pipraich, Amar Shahid Bandhu Singh was a freedom Fighter. He used to fight British with Gurilla war technique in 1857 uprising
After the verdict of Kakori conspiracy trial, prime accused of this case Ram Prasad Bismil was kept in the solitary cell of District jail (Gorakhpur) as a condemned prisoner. Living in the cell Bismil wrote his autobiography. He was executed in the jail on 19 December 1927 and was cremated at Rajghat on the bank of Rapti river in Gorakhpur.
Importance of Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur has its own cultural and historical importance. It belongs to the Great Lord Buddha, founderof Buddhism, who renounced his princely costumes at the confluence of rivers Rapti & Rohini and proceeded further in the quest of truth in 600 BC.It is also associated with Lord Mahavir, 24th tirthankar, founder of Jainism.The next event of importance was the association of Gorakhpur with Gorakhnath. The date and place of his birth have not yet been finally settled, but it was probably in the twelfth century that he
