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'''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]] | '''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]] | ||
The cantonment at Nagpur was at Seetabuldee (Sitabardi, Sitabuldi) and there was a major cantonment in the vicinity at [[Kamptee]]. | |||
== Military history == | == Military history == | ||
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== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
Modern name: Nagpur<br> | Modern name: Nagpur<br> | ||
Variants: Nagpore<br> | Variants: Nagpore, Nagpoor.<br> | ||
==Also see== | ==Also see== | ||
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===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*''An Atlas of the Southern Part of India'' 1854 Archive.org | |||
**[https://archive.org/stream/atlasofsouthernp00phar#page/n121/mode/1up Plan of the City of Nagpoor] | |||
:*[https://archive.org/stream/atlasofsouthernp00phar#page/n123/mode/1up Plan of Nagpoor and its Environs] | |||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_324.gif Nagpur City] Imperial Gazetteer of India v18 p318 | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_324.gif Nagpur City] Imperial Gazetteer of India v18 p318 | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=U6_bUukB-nIC&pg=PA298 Nagpore] page 298 ''The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II'' Google Books | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=U6_bUukB-nIC&pg=PA298 Nagpore] page 298 ''The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II'' Google Books | ||
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=iwkFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR3 ''The Wild Sports of India; with remarks on the breeding and rearing of horses, and the formation of light irregular cavalry''] by Captain Henry Shakespear, Commandant Nagpore Irregular Force. 1860 Google Books | *[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=iwkFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR3 ''The Wild Sports of India; with remarks on the breeding and rearing of horses, and the formation of light irregular cavalry''] by Captain Henry Shakespear, Commandant Nagpore Irregular Force. 1860 Google Books | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/reportuponmilit00commgoog ''Report upon the military cantonments of Kamptee and Seetabuldee''] by J L Ranking, Surgeon Major, Sanitary Commissioner for Madras 1869 Archive.org | |||
*[http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1908/home.html ''Central Provinces District Gazetteers: Nagpur District''] Transcription of 1908 edition. nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer | *[http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1908/home.html ''Central Provinces District Gazetteers: Nagpur District''] Transcription of 1908 edition. nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer | ||
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Revision as of 02:50, 17 July 2016
| 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 | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Nagpur] |
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
The cantonment at Nagpur was at Seetabuldee (Sitabardi, Sitabuldi) and there was a major cantonment in the vicinity at Kamptee.
Military history
Siege of Nagpore 1817
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Nagpur
Variants: Nagpore, Nagpoor.
Also see
- Nagpur District
- Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway
- Bengal-Nagpur Railway
- Great Indian Peninsula Railway
- Nagpur Rifles
External links
- Ajni Nagpur Railway Colony Railways of the Raj
- Sydney Lobo’s Nagpur Kamptee Blog
Historical books online
- An Atlas of the Southern Part of India 1854 Archive.org
- Nagpur City Imperial Gazetteer of India v18 p318
- Nagpore page 298 The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II Google Books
- The Wild Sports of India; with remarks on the breeding and rearing of horses, and the formation of light irregular cavalry by Captain Henry Shakespear, Commandant Nagpore Irregular Force. 1860 Google Books
- Report upon the military cantonments of Kamptee and Seetabuldee by J L Ranking, Surgeon Major, Sanitary Commissioner for Madras 1869 Archive.org
- Central Provinces District Gazetteers: Nagpur District Transcription of 1908 edition. nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer
