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#REDIRECT {{Locations_Infobox|presidency=[[NagporeBengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] |image=|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]|transport=}}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.
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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]]
