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'''Edwardesabad,''' also called '''Bannu''', was the headquarters of [[Bannu District]] in the [[Derajat Division]] of [[North West Frontier Province]]. The present town was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848. The town was used as a base for punitive expeditions. The cantonment was centred around the fort.
'''Bannu''' was the headquarters of [[Bannu District]] in the [[Derajat Division]] of [[North West Frontier Province]] in the british period. It was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848. The town was used as a base for punitive expeditions. The cantonment was centred around the fort.
 
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern spelling: Bannu<br>
Variants: Edwardesabad


==Churches and Missions==
==Churches and Missions==
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannu Bannu on Wikipedia ]
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Bannu Bannu] Love to Know 1911<br>
===Historical books online===
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_408.gif Bannu Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India
* [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_408.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India]
 
====Historical books online====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/pennellafghanfr00penngoog#page/n12/mode/1up ''Pennell of the Afghan frontier; the life of Theodore Leighton Pennell, M.D., B. SC., F.R.C.S. Kaisar-i-Hind medal for public service in India''] by Alice Maud Pennell 1914. Dr Pennell of the Bannu Medical Mission died at the age of 44.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/pennellafghanfr00penngoog#page/n12/mode/1up ''Pennell of the Afghan frontier; the life of Theodore Leighton Pennell, M.D., B. SC., F.R.C.S. Kaisar-i-Hind medal for public service in India''] by Alice Maud Pennell 1914. Dr Pennell of the Bannu Medical Mission died at the age of 44.



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Bannu
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 32.988889°N 70.605556°E
Altitude: 371 metres (1217ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Bannu
State/Province: North West Frontier Province (NWFP)
Country: Pakistan
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Bannu was the headquarters of Bannu District in the Derajat Division of North West Frontier Province in the british period. It was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848. The town was used as a base for punitive expeditions. The cantonment was centred around the fort.

Spelling Variants

Modern spelling: Bannu
Variants: Edwardesabad

Churches and Missions

  • Church Missionary Society

Forts

External Links

Bannu Love to Know 1911
Bannu Town Imperial Gazetteer of India

Historical books online