 Mughal historians mention that the Chand ruler of Champawat, "Gyan Chand", visited Delhi Sultanate and received the regions of Bhabar-Terai up to the Ganges as a grant from then Sultan; thus bringing it under the Kingdom of Kumaon.This area remained under local chieftains; it was "Kirti Chand" (1488–1503), who first ruled the Terai area, along with the rest of Kumaon.Rudrapur town was established in the 16th century by King Rudra Chand of Almora.