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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] | ||
| + | |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. | ||
| − | [[Category: Locations]] | + | It was the terminus station for both the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] and the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] |
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| + | There was a cantonment at [[Kamptee]] | ||
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| + | == Military history == | ||
| + | [[Siege of Nagpore]] 1817 | ||
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| + | == Spelling Variants == | ||
| + | Modern name: Nagpur<br> | ||
| + | Variants: Nagpore<br> | ||
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| + | ==Also see== | ||
| + | *[[Nagpur District]] | ||
| + | *[[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]] | ||
| + | *[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] | ||
| + | *[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] | ||
| + | *[[Nagpur Rifles]] | ||
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| + | ==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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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| 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
- Nagpur District
- Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway
- Bengal-Nagpur Railway
- Great Indian Peninsula Railway
- Nagpur Rifles
External links
- Nagpur Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 18, p. 318.
- Ajni Nagpur Railway Colony Railways of the Raj
