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Historical town of SwargdwariSwargdwari was the Capital town of Gaharwars and was located in Kaimganj Tehsil of District Farrukhabad in Northern state Uttar Pradesh of India.Kunwar Rai singh was the last king of this city. He was better known by the name of KHORAH in historical literature of 12th and 13th century AD. Kunwar Rai Singh was ruling in this territory before Shams-ud-din Iltutmish, as a governor of Badaun invaded him around 1212 AD. After this invasion name of this town was also changed to Shamsabad after the invader's name.In 1328 AD Swargdwari also got a chance to become capital of Delhi Sultanate during rule of Muhammad bin Tughluq. While he decided to shift his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad, his plan failed due to inadequate water supply arrangements in Daulatabad or Devgiri. Muhammad bin Tughluq decided to shift capital to water rich area in central Doab on the bank of holy river Ganges in Swargdwari or Shamsabad. Though this decision was also changed soon for Delhi, as this region was politically unstable.