Sengar River is a

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of the river Yamuna in the

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n state of

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Course

Sengar originates near Adhawan lake in

Aligarh district Aligarh () is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Aligarh Division. The districts which adjoin Aligarh are (clockwise from north) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Bada ...

and drains athras District

Etawah Etawah (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Iṭāvā''), also known as Ishtikapuri, is a city situated on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawa ...

Mainpuri Mainpuri (; ) is a city in Mainpuri district in the States and territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Mainpuri district and is 55 km from Etawah and 294 km from New Delhi. Mainp ...

and Kanpur districts before it confluences with the Yamuna between Kalpi and Hamirpur. It has a total length of 304 km (190 miles). The Sengar flows parallel to the Yamuna in Etawah district and is joined by the Sirsa river near Amritpur. It forms a

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with the Rind in Kanpur district. Much of the Sengar's basin in Etawah and Kanpur districts is under

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y soil. The 1878 settlement report for Kanpur district also notes that the river is fringed by a series of

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that had impacted adversely the fertility of the soil in the river's vicinity.

Etymology

Sengar - originally called Basind - is said to have been named after the Sengar Rajputs after they captured most of Etawah following the fall of

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in the medieval period.

History

The foundation of this river was laid by King Vishok Dev Sengar also known as Bishukh Dev of Kanar (Morden Jagamanpur). Earlier this city (Auraiya) was ruled by the people of Mev caste. In Sambat 1158 (1101 AD), on Wednesday, Vishok Dev killed 20,000 Meos and established the kingdom there. "There is a folk song related to the history of this river which shows its historicity. " बहत वसींद नदी तहँ एका, नाम बदलि सेंगर नद टेका।

References

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