[7] As per medieval history, Rampur was the part of the Delhi region, and was divided between Badaun and Sambhal districts.

Being situated on upperside of Rohilkhand, it was known by the name Kather [citation needed] and was ruled by Katheria Rajputs.

They went to repeated battles with Nasiruddin Mahmud in 1253, Ghiyas ud din Balban in 1256, Jalal-ud-din Khalji in 1290, Firuz Shah Tughlaq in 1379 & Sikandar Lodi in 1494.

Later, in the beginning of the Mughal period, the capital of Rohilkhand was changed from Badaun to Bareilly and hence the importance of Rampur increased.

The Rohilla were defeated and driven from their former capital of Bareilly by the Nawab with the assistance of the East India Company's troops lent by Warren Hastings.

He was a great patron of scholarship, and began the collection of Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Urdu manuscripts which now make up the bulk of the Rampur Raza Library.

The East India Company took exception to this, and after a reign of just 3 months and 22 days Ghulam Muhammad Khan was defeated by its forces.

He raised a regular Army, established Courts and carried out many works to improve the economic conditions of farmers.

In 1905 he built the magnificent Darbar Hall within the Fort which now houses the great collection of Oriental manuscripts held by the Rampur Raza Library.

Rampur today presents a slightly decayed appearance: the palaces of the Nawabs are crumbling, as are the gates and walls of the fort.

[7]The Nawabs of Rampur sided with the British during Indian Rebellion of 1857,[8] and this enabled them to continue to play a role in the social, political and cultural life of Northern India in general and the Muslims of the United Provinces in particular.

Begum Noor Bano, the widow of the former Nawab's younger brother and ex-MP Zulfiquar Ali Khan of Rampur.

Murtaza Ali contested an election from Rampur opposite his mother Rafat Jamani Begum in 1972 and won.

The eldest son of Murtuza Ali Khan Bahadur, he succeeded his father as titular Nawab upon the latter's death in 1982.

It is surrounded by district Udham Singh Nagar in north, Bareilly in east, and Moradabad in west and Badaun in south.

Many prominent and legendary Urdu poets of the time like Daagh Dehlvi, Mirza Ghalib and Amir Meenai joined the patronage of Rampur court.

He was given all facilities by the Rampur Court, nawab gifted him a house in Jail Road Area of the City,as he was also the first Padmabhushan Awardee for classical music in India.

[17][18][19] Rampur was traditionally famous for the knives known as Rampuri Chaaku, which even made their way to Bollywood crime thrillers in the 1960s and 1970s.

Eventually the Government of Uttar Pradesh banned making knives longer than 4.5 inches in blade length, leading to a drop in their popularity.

Mh Nawab Ahmad Ali Khan Bahadur bred these dogs by combining Tazi and English Greyhound bloodlines.

Among the most important Hindu festivals are Diwali, Holi and Vijayadashami, Mahashivaratri, Ram Navmi, Basant Panchami, Sri Krishna Janamastmi and Raksha Bandhan, which are also observed by Jains and Sikhs.

Direct buses are also available from Delhi, Lucknow, Bareilly, Aligarh Haridwar, Rishikesh, Kanpur, Rupaidhiya, Agra etc.

As all the succeeding Nawabs were great patrons of scholars, poets, painters, calligraphers and musicians, the library grew by leaps and bounds.

The huge halls, adorned with Burma teak and Belgium glass chandeliers, present a fine specimen of the architecture of a bygone era.

It is a park with a railway line along its boundary It has a statue of Bimrao Ambedkar.It also a faux mountain like structure where you can get a good view of the surrounding.

[31] Many public and government Primary schools are also playing crucial role in education sector in rural areas of Rampur.

The main industries of Rampur are Winemaking, sugar processing, textile weaving, and the manufacture of agricultural implements.

The distillery at Rampur manufactures high grade Extra Neutral Spirits (ENA) from molasses and grain, with a production capacity of 75 million litres of molasses ENA, 30 million of grain neutral spirits, and 460 thousands litres of malt whisky annually.

Eventually, however, the Government of Uttar Pradesh banned making knives with blades longer than 4.5 inches, leading to a drop in their popularity.

[20] Mentha and allied products Mursaina Rampur The major crops grown here include maize, sugarcane and rice.