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'''Karnal''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_054.gif Karnal District] in the Delhi Division of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. About 125km north of [[Delhi]], it had a military cantonment which was abandoned in 1841 due to a massive spread of malaria caused by faulty irrigation. Following this, the cantonment at [[Umballa]] about 85 km away (north) was built in 1843 as a replacement. | '''Karnal''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_054.gif Karnal District] in the Delhi Division of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. About 125km north of [[Delhi]], it had a military cantonment which was abandoned in 1841 due to a massive spread of malaria caused by faulty irrigation. Following this, the cantonment at [[Umballa]] about 85 km away (north) was built in 1843 as a replacement. | ||
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==Spelling variants== | ==Spelling variants== | ||
Modern name:Karnal<br /> | Modern name: Karnal<br /> | ||
Variants:Kurnaul | Variants: Kurnaul | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnal Karnal] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnal Karnal] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_064.gif Karnal Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_064.gif Karnal Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India | ||
====Historical | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/annalsofkarnal00buckrich#page/n5/mode/2up The Annals of Karnal] by Major CH Buck 1914 Archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/annalsofkarnal00buckrich#page/n5/mode/2up ''The Annals of Karnal''] by Major CH Buck 1914 Archive.org | ||
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/annalsofkarnal00buckrich#page/34/mode/2up Chapter 6 Churches and Cemeteries] lists some of the inscriptions in the cemeteries. | **[http://www.archive.org/stream/annalsofkarnal00buckrich#page/34/mode/2up "Chapter 6 Churches and Cemeteries"] lists some of the inscriptions in the cemeteries. | ||
*Kurnaul in 1845 [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=bcwoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA528 Missionary Register for 1845], page 528 Google Books | *Kurnaul in 1845 [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=bcwoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA528 ''Missionary Register for 1845''], page 528 Google Books | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/gaz-karnal-1883/page/n7/mode/2up ''Gazetteer of the Karnal District 1883-4''] 1884. A volume in the series of Punjab District Gazetteers. Archive.org | |||
:[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.30658/page/n5/mode/2up ''Gazetteer of the Karnal District. 1892'']. A volume in the series of Punjab District Gazetteers. Archive.org, Public Library of India collection. | |||
:[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105615 ''Punjab District Gazetteers, Vol.vi. A. Karnal District 1918''], published 1919. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:38, 21 August 2022
| Karnal | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 29.69°N 76.98°E |
| Altitude: | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Karnal |
| State/Province: | Haryana |
| Country: | India |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Karnal] |
Karnal was the headquarters of Karnal District in the Delhi Division of Punjab Province during the British period. About 125km north of Delhi, it had a military cantonment which was abandoned in 1841 due to a massive spread of malaria caused by faulty irrigation. Following this, the cantonment at Umballa about 85 km away (north) was built in 1843 as a replacement.
Not to be confused with Kurnool in the Madras Presidency.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Karnal
Variants: Kurnaul
External links
- Karnal Wikipedia
- Karnal Town Imperial Gazetteer of India
Historical books online
- The Annals of Karnal by Major CH Buck 1914 Archive.org
- "Chapter 6 Churches and Cemeteries" lists some of the inscriptions in the cemeteries.
- Kurnaul in 1845 Missionary Register for 1845, page 528 Google Books
- Gazetteer of the Karnal District 1883-4 1884. A volume in the series of Punjab District Gazetteers. Archive.org
- Gazetteer of the Karnal District. 1892. A volume in the series of Punjab District Gazetteers. Archive.org, Public Library of India collection.
- Punjab District Gazetteers, Vol.vi. A. Karnal District 1918, published 1919. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.