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Sherghati (formerly Shergotty) is a subdivision-level town of the Gaya district in Bihar, India. The Morhar River surrounds it; that is why the length of the city is much more than the width. An origin story says that Sher Shah Suri, formerly known as Farid Khan, had hunted a lion at this very place; subsequently Farid was known as Sher Khan, and when he became the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, defeating Humayun, became Sher Shah. During British rule, Sherghati was a place of administrative importance as a Commissionary headquarters. The economy of the town is based on trade. Sherghati is a famous market of crops. The farmers of the neighbouring villages come to sell their farm produce, and traders of crops buy them. N.H. 2 passes through the town. This road is also known as Grand Trunk Road, touching Calcutta on the one side and Pashawar (Pakistan) on the other side. This road was renovated in 2007 under the Golden Quadrilateral Project of the Government of India. A number of freedom fighters belonged to this place. During the Indian Independence struggle, the residents of Sherghati contributed to the movement. The Zamindars of the town contributed by donating land during the Bhudan Movement. There is one remarkable geographical incident associated with Sherghat. A meteorite that came from Mars fell here in 1865; it is now kept in a London museum and is known as the Shergotty meteorite. == History == For centuries, until the accession of Akbar to the throne of Delhi, Sherghati had been inhabited by the adivasis that continue to live in the southern state of Jharkhand. The Kol community constituted the majority of the adivasi population of Sherghati. According to the legend, when Aurangzeb attacked Sherghati after conquering Aurngabad, the brave Kols of Sherghati stopped the Mughal army at the bank of Morhar river and did not let them enter the borders of Sherghati. The two brave soldiers of the Mughal army under the Aurangzeb's rule, Quamar Ali and Sultan Ali were brought to death by the Kols. they were entombed river side near Hamzapur. Now this place is worshiped by both the Hindus and the Muslims. This is probably one the reasons why the towns that come after Sherghati while coming from Aurangabad retain their original adivasi names (''Gamharia'', Dobhi, Barachatti, Chauparan, etc.) In 1728 Nawab Sarbuland Khan gave pargana Sherghati as jagir to Nawab Azam Khan Rohilla(History of Bihar by Govind Mishra).In 1781 pargana Sherghati was the property of his grandson Nawab Ghulam Husain Khan(Gaya tenure report).Imamganj is named after his son Nawab Imam Baksh Khan and Raniganj is named after his wife Umda Rani. Nawab Jehangir Baksh Khan of this family revolted against the British. Babu Yusuf Ali Khan, Mukhia of Khaira, Imamganj from this family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sherghati」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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