Fatehabad City
Fatehabad district is one of the twenty-two districts of Haryana state of India. Fatehabad district was created as a new district on 15 July 1997 by separating it from Hisar district. Fatehabad was founded by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. It comes under Hisar division. Fatehabad is named after Fateh Khan, son of Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Ashok Pillar The name 'Fatehabad' is a combination of two words: 'Fateh' and 'Baad' where 'Fateh' is the name of the eldest son of Firoz Shah Tughlaq and 'Baad' translates to 'prosperous'. The headquarters of the district is located in Fatehabad city. At different times the district was ruled by different dynasties - Ashoka dynasty, Maurya dynasty, Shunga dynasty, Prithvi Raj, Mughal dynasty etc. Initially, the Aryans started settling on the banks of river Saraswati but with the passage of time their colony spread to the present areas of Hisar and Fatehabad. Gurudwara Sahib Burj Area The district is spread over