Nawabganj has been known as such since the
Nawabi. formerly known as
Maila Raiganj The origin of this ta'aluqa dates from
Qidwai Raja Ghulam Amir Khan, who, in AD 1756, received from
Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula as a Jagir he also fought
Third Battle of Panipat under the Nawab of Awadh
Shuja-ud-Daula., of
Awadh The Qidwai were recruited in the household cavalry of
Shuja-ud-Daula, which was mainly composed of the Sheikhzadi. the villages of
Maila Raiganj, Rasoolpur, Bhainsaria, Durjanpur, etc. To these additions and improvements were made by a subsequent descendant,
Raja Lutf Ali Khan of Maila Raiganj., later belongs to his son's Raja Sahib Ali Khan, Raja Mardan Ali Khan, Raja Farzand Ali Khan, Raja Haidar Ali Khan.,
Raja Sahib Ali Khan born in c. AD 1786 he was a
Naib Subedar in the Reign of
5th Nawab of Awadh Saadat Ali Khan II and contiue served until his death in 1855 in the Reign of
Last Nawab of Oudh Wajid Ali Shah., after Sahib Ali's death his brother Haidar Ali Khan takeover his position title obtained the recognition of Government sanad, later Monarchy Collapsed in 1858 and he died c.1860., in the
British India '''
Raja Nawab Ali Khan became Ta'alluqdar of Maila Raiganj Estate''', in 1860., under the
British Raj the Estate has 4 Villages and 9 Pattis in Zila Barabanki. Government Revenue, Rs. 6,268. The gaddi Custum of succession Holds in this Family., This ta'alluqdar is Nephew of '''
Raja Farzand Ali Khan Ta'alluqdar of
Jahangirabad Raj and son of Raja Mardan Ali Khan''' and elder brother of
Raja Sir Tassaduq Rasul Khan .
Battle of Nawabganj Battle of Nawabganj was a conflict between rebel sepoys, troops of
Oudh State and local
Taluqdars and troops of
East India Company from 12 to 14 June 1857 during
Indian Mutiny. During the Sepoy war of 1857–1858 the whole of the Bara Banki taluqdars joined the mutineers, but offered no serious resistance after the capture of Lucknow. In the battle of Nawabganj in 1857 at Nawabganj Sir Hope Grant defeated the revolutionaries.
Raja Balbhadra Singh Chehlari along with other 1000 revolutionaries were killed in action while fighting British at Obri around 2 km from Barabanki on the confluence of riverlets Rait and Jamuria.
British Rule During the British rule Nawabganj headquarters of
tehsil and
pargana of same name. Area of Nawabganj Pargana around 1878 was 79 square miles and it was bounded in North by Ramnagar and Fatehpur, on the east by Daryabad, on the west by Dewa, and on south by Partabganj. Out of 77 villages, 44 were
taluqdar and 33
Mufrad. Out of 44
taluqdari villages 25 were held by
Raja Capt. Imtiaz Rasul Khan of Rasoolpur, Nawabganj son of Raja Fida Rasul Khan and younger brother of Maharaja Sir Ejaz Rasul Khan K.C.I.E., Kt., C.S.I., the Taluqdar of Jahangirabad Estate, the rest were divided between several neighbouring estates. Nawabganj contained village of Bara Banki which had civil railway station having junction on
Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (about half a mile north of the town). ==Geography==