Editing Mainpuri (section)

==History==
According to tradition, a branch of the Chauhan Rajputs came to Mainpuri from [[Asauli]] under one Raja Partab Rudr sometime between 1363 and 1391 (1420-1448 ''[[samvat]]'').<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 231 --> They were accompanied by fighters from the [[Mathuriya Brahman]]s, who later became merchants instead.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 231 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1910"/>{{rp|231}}

A new site called Mukhamganj, which is now the main part of town, was founded in 1746 by Raja Jaswant Singh on the Grand Trunk Road.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 232 --> It was named after Mukham Singh, who is variously recorded as a son of Jaswant's who born out of wedlock or as his own childless brother.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 232 --> The new town quickly grew as people moved here from the town of [[Karimganj, Mainpuri|Karimganj]], further north.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 232 --> Mukhamganj quickly eclipsed Karimganj, which dwindled from a large town to a smaller village.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 232 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1910"/>{{rp|232}}

In 1802, the British founded a [[Civil Lines|civil station]] just east of Mainpuri to serve as the headquarters of the new [[Etawah district]].<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 232 --> The civil station consisted of three settlements: Gola Bazar, Nagla Chamaran, and Nagla Pazawa.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 233 --> Due to its position as an administrative headquarters, the entire town of Mainpuri quickly grew.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 232 --> In 1804, it was attacked and pillaged by forces under [[Yashwant Rao Holkar]], the Maratha ruler of [[Indore State|Indore]].<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 232 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1910"/>{{rp|232}}

Major construction was done in Mainpuri from 1848 to 1850, involving the Raikesganj marketplace and a school, and again in the 1870s, involving three marketplaces, a post office, more schools, and a drainage system for the city.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 232 --> The three marketplaces built in the 1870s included one for vegetable produce, one for ghee and cotton, and one, called Laneganj after its builder, for grain.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 230, 2 --> Laneganj, which replaced Raikesganj as the city's main grain market, stretched from the Raikesganj sarai in the south to the intersection of the Katra and Kuraoli roads in the north, on the border with Mainpuri Khas.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 230 --> A large masonry tank was also built next to the Laneganj market, with a stone [[chhatri]] at each corner.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 230 --> In the hotter part of the year, the tank was fed by a canal coming up to the town from the south, where it ultimately branched off from the Nagaria distributary.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 230 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1910"/>{{rp|230, 232}}

At the turn of the 20th century, there was still a large open area between the town of Mainpuri and the train station to the south.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 230-1 --> There was a [[brickyard]] in this area.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 231 --> At the east end of town was a cotton ginning mill.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 233 --> There were about 20 makers of ''tarkashi'' work (wood inlaid with brass wire) in the city at the time.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 73 --> In terms of commerce, there was an active trade in cotton, grain, iron, and vegetables.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 223 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1910"/>{{rp|73, 231, 233}}

At this time, Mainpuri was divided into four wards (two in Mainpuri Khas and two in Mukhamganj).<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 229 --> The wards in Mainpuri Khas were Misrana, comprising the [[mohalla]]s Katra, Misrana, and Chautiana; and Purohitana, comprising the mohallas Purohitana, Sotiana, Baghban, and Bharatwal.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 229 --> The wards in Mukhamganj were Chhapaiti, comprising the mohallas Agarwala, Lohai, and Chhapaiti; and Gariwan, comprising the mohallas Gariwan, Saraogian, and Dariba.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 229 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1910"/>{{rp|229}}

As of the 1901 census, the city of Mainpuri had a population of exactly 19,000 (not counting the civil station, which had a population of exactly 1,000).<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 229 --> The population was 73% Hindu (13,955) and 23% Muslim (4,436); the remaining 3% (609) followed other religions.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 229 --> Sometime between 1901 and 1910, the city limits were expanded southward to include the train station.<!-- Gazetteer 1910, p. 229 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1910"/>{{rp|229}}