Fatehgarh Sahib was made a district in 1992. Its tehsils are Fatehgarh Sahib, Bassi Pathana, Amloh and Khamano.
It holds the ruins of Sirhind, destroyed by the Khalsa in 1710 and again in 1764; Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib on the site of the martyrdom of the younger Sahibzade; Rauza Sharif, the Naqshbandi shrine of Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi; Sanghol with its Harappan and Kushan levels; and Mandi Gobindgarh's steel cluster. Chappar Chiri and the Fateh Burj are a short way west, across the line in Mohali district.
The Shaheedi Sabha at Fatehgarh Sahib each December draws lakhs.
That a Mughal provincial capital, a major Sufi shrine, a Harappan and Buddhist site and the central Sikh martyrdom site are all within a few kilometres of each other is the densest concentration of history anywhere in Punjab.
What is not recorded: the archaeology of Sirhind, which lies under the modern ground and has never been systematically excavated.
The Shaheedi Jor Mela in December marks the execution of the younger Sahibzade at Sirhind and is among the largest gatherings in Punjab. Political conferences are held alongside it.
The Rauza Sharif at Sirhind is the shrine of Ahmad Sirhindi, one of the most influential figures in South Asian Islam, and it draws visitors from Afghanistan and Central Asia.
Sanghol, in this district, is a Kushan period site whose sculptural finds are among the most important in northern India, and it has been only partly excavated.