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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=21.07,79.27&spn=0.01,0.01&t=m&q=21.07,79.27 21.07°N, 79.27°E]
|altitude=310 metres (1,020 ft)
|presentname=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagpur Nagpur]
|stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra Maharashtra] 
|country=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]
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During the British period '''Nagpur''' was the capital of [[Central Provinces]] and part of [[Nagpur District]]. It was  the leading industrial and commercial town in the centre of India.


[[Category: Locations]]
It was the terminus station for both the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] and the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]
 
There was a cantonment at [[Kamptee]]
 
 
== Military history ==
[[Siege of Nagpore]] 1817
 
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Nagpur<br>
Variants: Nagpore<br>
 
==Also see==
*[[Nagpur District]]
*[[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]]
*[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]
*[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]
*[[Nagpur Rifles]]
 
==External links==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_324.gif Nagpur] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', v. 18, p. 318.
*[http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.com/2010/08/musings-from-ajni.html  Ajni Nagpur Railway Colony] Railways of the Raj
[[Category: Locations]] [[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]

Revision as of 12:50, 1 March 2012

Nagpur
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 21.07°N, 79.27°E
Altitude: 310 metres (1,020 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Nagpur
State/Province: Maharashtra
Country: India
Transport links

During the British period Nagpur was the capital of Central Provinces and part of Nagpur District. It was the leading industrial and commercial town in the centre of India.

It was the terminus station for both the Great Indian Peninsula Railway and the Bengal-Nagpur Railway

There was a cantonment at Kamptee


Military history

Siege of Nagpore 1817

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Nagpur
Variants: Nagpore

Also see

External links