Shahjahanpur City was established by Shri Diler Khan and Shri Bahadur Khan, sons of Shri Dariya Khan, a soldier in the army of Mugal Emperor Jahangeer. Both Shri Diler Khan and Shri Bahadur Khan were dignitaries in the regime of Shahjahan. Pleased with the services of Shri Dilerkhan, Shahjahan gifted 14 villages with the permission to construct fortresses. Dilerkhan developed a fort in the village of Nainar Khera, situated on the rivers Garrah and Khannaut. He also established 52 types of Pathan's Caste. Today, most of the mohallas are included in the name of these castes.
Like Shahjahanpur City, Tilhar was developed by Rajput - Tirlok Chandra. This is the oldest town of the district. Due to a supply of bows to the Military, this town was called as Teer Kaman Nagar. Shri Mangal Khan, a nazim of Hafiz Rehmat Ali Khan Nawab Rohil, established a fort in the village of Mansurper, near Tilhar. He and his family members possessed it until the first freedom struggle of 1857. Later, the British Government occupied it and converted it to a police station.
Shahjahanpur District is situated in the southeast of Rohilkhand Division, and is an agriculture-based district of Uttar Pradesh established in 1813. Before its creation it was a part of Bareilly district. Geographically, it is situated at 27.35 N latitude and 79.37 E longitude. Adjoining districts of Shahjahanpur are Lakhimpur Khiri, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Bareilly, Buduan, and Pilibhit. Its geographical area is 4575 metres 2.
The Ramganga, the Garrah and the Gomti are the main rivers of the district. The Kathana, the Jhukma the Mensi Rivers flow into the Gomti. The Khannaut, the Suketa and the Kai Rivers feed the Garrah. Major crops of the district are wheat, gram, millet, and potatoes. Freedom Fighters
There are two mazars which connect Shahjahanpur City. One majar is of Shahid Ahmad Ullah Shah, a great freedom fighter of the 1857 struggle, and another is Shahid Ashfaqallah Khan (Kakori Kand)
