HistorySituated between Ganga and Jamuna, close to the imperial capital, Meerut Distt. has been a centre of varied activities throughout the course of history. The fertility of the soil, its temperate climate and its proximity to Delhi bestowed orderly progress in the times of peace and wrought bloody upheavels in times of political commotions. Inhabited by sturdy Tyagis, Rajputs, Vaishyas, Jats, Gujars, etc. – all of whom have contributed towards its progress by either agricultural skill, enterprise and sweat, the people of Meerut faced the onslaught of Qutubuddin and Timur with courage and tenacity.
Coming under the control of the ‘Company’s Government’, the Meerut district assumed its present geographical features in 1836. Prior to 1836, it formed a part of Moradabad and then Saharanpur. In 1818 it was separated from Saharanpur ; in 1824 , Bulandshahr was separated from Meerut and finally , in 1836 , after the death of Begam Samru, Sardhana was added to it’s territory.
