Sengar River
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Sengar River is a tributary of the river Yamuna in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Course
[edit source]Sengar originates near Adhawan lake in Aligarh district and drains [[[Hathras District]]Etawah, Mainpuri and Kanpur districts before it confluences with the Yamuna between Kalpi and Hamirpur. It has a total length of 304 km (190 miles).[1] The Sengar flows parallel to the Yamuna in Etawah district and is joined by the Sirsa river near Amritpur. It forms a doab with the Rind in Kanpur district. Much of the Sengar's basin in Etawah and Kanpur districts is under red loamy soil.[2][3] The 1878 settlement report for Kanpur district also notes that the river is fringed by a series of ravines that had impacted adversely the fertility of the soil in the river's vicinity.[3]
History and Etymology
[edit source]According to later bardic tales, the foundation of this settlement was laid by the local chieftain Vishok Dev Sengar, also known as Bishukh Dev of Kanar (modern Jagamanpur). According to these accounts, the area of present-day Auraiya was previously ruled by the Meo people. In Samvat 1158 (1101 CE), on a Wednesday, Vishok Dev is said to have defeated and killed 20,000 Meos and established his kingdom there. The tales further claim that he changed the name of the local river. One verse states:
“बहत वसींद नदी तहँ एका, नाम बदलि सेंगर नद टेका।”
"This may be translated as: “There once flowed a river called Wasid; its name was changed to the Sengar River.”.
References
[edit source]- ↑ Smith, George (1882). The Geography of British India, Political & Physical. John Murray. p. 170.
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- ↑ "District Gazetteer - Etawah (Uttar Pradesh)". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- 1 2 Wright, F N (1878). FINAL REPORT ON THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CAWNPORE DISTRICT. pp. 1, 147.