History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c36.s5.2

v3.c36.s5.2

The dominant people of the district in the 17th and 18th centuries were the Cheros, a Dravidian people, said to have branched off from the Rajbhant tribe which once held sway over the country stretching from Gorakhpur to Bundelkhand and which has left there many remains of its former power.