Shahi, Uttar Pradesh

Shahi is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Shahi is one of the oldest British town areas, the first Chairman was Haji Nadir Shah khan in 1868.

[1] It is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbarias a pargana in the sarkar of Sambhal, producing a revenue of 900,496 dams for the imperial treasury and a force of 200 infantry and 20 cavalry to the Mughal army.

Shahi also formed the seat of a tehsil from 1813 until 1824 or 1825, when it was merged with Ajaon with the headquarters at Dunka.

[1] Around the turn of the 20th century, Shahi was described as a small market town, with markets held twice a week Tuesday & Saturday and a small fair held every Thursday.