Sholapur
| Sholapur | |
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 75.92&z=12&t=h&hl=en 17.68°N 75.92 °E |
| Altitude: | 458 metres (1502 feet) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Solapur |
| State/Province: | Maharashtra |
| Country: | India |
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Sholapur was the headquarters of Sholapur District in the Central division of Bombay Presidency during the British period. It was situated on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. There was a military cantonment.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Solapur
Variants: Sholapur/Sholapore
External links
Sholapur City Imperial Gazetteer
Historical books online
- "Sholapore" page 34 Recollections of the Deccan, with Miscellaneous Sketches and Letters, by an Officer of Cavalry (Junius (pseudonym)), published 1838. Google Books
- "Sholapore" page 460 Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations 1864 Archive.org