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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.
{{Places of Interest|title=Nagpur|name=Nagpur|link=xxxxx}}
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It was the terminus station for both the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] and the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]
'''Nagpur''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_210.gif Nagpur District] in the Nagpur Division of Central Provinces during the British period. It was the capital of [[Central Provinces]] and the leading industrial & 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]]
There was a cantonment at [[Kamptee]]


== Military history ==
== Military history ==
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==External links==
==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://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_324.gif Nagpur City] Imperial Gazetteer of India v18 p318<br>
*[http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.com/2010/08/musings-from-ajni.html  Ajni Nagpur Railway Colony] Railways of the Raj
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Nagpur Nagpur] Love to Know 1911<br>
[[Category: Locations]] [[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[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]]

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Nagpur
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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
Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Bengal-Nagpur Railway
FibiWiki Maps
See our interactive map of this location showing
places of interest during the British period
[xxxxx Nagpur]


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Nagpur was the headquarters of Nagpur District in the Nagpur Division of Central Provinces during the British period. It was the capital of Central Provinces and the leading industrial & 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

External links

Nagpur City Imperial Gazetteer of India v18 p318
Nagpur Love to Know 1911
Ajni Nagpur Railway Colony Railways of the Raj