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Saugor
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| Saugor | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 23.83°N, 78.71°E |
| Altitude: | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Sagar |
| State/Province: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Saugor was the headquarters of Saugor District in the Jubbulpore Division of Central Provinces during the British period.
It was a station on the Bina-Katri connection of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. Its location is shown in this railway map[1].
There was a cantonment.
In 1910 a Cavalry School was established there.
History
Relief of Saugor 1858
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Sagar
Variants: Saugor/Sagur
External links
- Sagar District Wikipedia
- "Personalities and uniforms at the Saugor Cavalry School, India, 1910" by R. G. Harris Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research Vol. 58, No. 235 (Autumn 1980), pp. 148-159 (18 pages). For access information, see Miscellaneous tips - Access some articles in the JSTOR subscription website for free.
Historical books online
- Saugor Town Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 22, page 147
- "Sagur and Nurbudda Territories" page 319 The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II Google Books
- "The Cavalry School, Saugor" page 127 The Army Review Volume 3 1912 HMSO Archive.org
References
- ↑ 1893 Railway map of India irfca.org