The district is named after its headquarters town， Azmat constructed the fort and settled the bazar of Azmatgarh in pargana Sagri. ， which was founded in 1665 by Azam， son of Vikramajit. Vikramajit a descendant of Gautam Rajputs of Mehnagar in pargana Nizamabad， Azamgarh， like some of his predecessors， had embraced the faith of Islam. He had a Muhammadan wife who bore him two sons Azam and Azmat. While Azam gave his name to the town of Azamgarh，。
and the fort。