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|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |presidency= [[Bengal]] | ||
| − | |image= | + | |image= Jhansi- The Church.jpg |
| − | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.4333,78.5833&spn=0.1,0.1&q=25.4333,78.5833 25. | + | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.4333,78.5833&spn=0.1,0.1&q=25.4333,78.5833 25.433300°N 78.583300°E] |
|altitude= 285 m (935 ft) | |altitude= 285 m (935 ft) | ||
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhansi Jhansi] | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhansi Jhansi] | ||
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|transport= [[Indian Midland Railway]] | |transport= [[Indian Midland Railway]] | ||
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| − | + | '''Jhansi''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_141.gif Jhansi District] in the Allahabad Division of United Provinces during the British period. | |
| + | The city was the centre of the [[Indian Midland Railway]] system, whence four lines diverged to [[Agra]], [[Cawnpore]], [[Allahabad]] and [[Bhopal]]. This line later became the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR). | ||
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| + | == History == | ||
| + | *[[Mutiny at Jhansi]] | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Jhansi]] 1858 | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_154.gif Jhansi City] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br> | ||
| + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160405221439/http://www.cwgc.org/news-events/news/2012/1/jhansi-(lynchgate)-cantonment-cemetery.aspx Jhansi (Lynchgate) Cantonment Cemetery] News item dated 01 January 2012 Commonwealth War Graves Commission, now an archived webpage | ||
| + | :[https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/5001720/JHANSI%20CANTONMENT%20CEMETERY Jhansi Cantonment Cemetery] cwgc.org | ||
| + | :[http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/cemetery_details.asp?town=Jhansi&cem=Cantonment%20Cemetery Jhansi Cantonment Cemetery] indian-cemeteries.org | ||
| + | *[http://davidgibbins.com/journal/2014/2/13/murder-in-jhansi-1915 Murder In Jhansi, 1915: Major Marmaduke Henry Littledale Gale, 8th (Indian) Cavalry] | ||
| + | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/58/a4427958.shtml 1941-1945 Eastern Travels Part 2] by Cecil John Callis, [[Royal Corps of Signals]]. WW2People’s War. The author was posted to Jhansi in October 1941. | ||
| + | *[http://forpakistan.org/fpdata/bhowani-junction-a-brief-but-memorable-encounter-with-hollywood Bhowani Junction – a brief but memorable encounter with Hollywood] by Hamid Hussain April 12, 2013 forpakistan.org. "The geographic location of fictional Bhowani Junction was most likely Jhansi" | ||
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| + | ===Historical books online === | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/368/mode/2up Jhansi] page 369 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org | ||
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:56, 16 November 2017
| Jhansi | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 25.433300°N 78.583300°E |
| Altitude: | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Jhansi |
| State/Province: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Indian Midland Railway | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Jhansi] |
Jhansi was the headquarters of Jhansi District in the Allahabad Division of United Provinces during the British period.
The city was the centre of the Indian Midland Railway system, whence four lines diverged to Agra, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Bhopal. This line later became the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR).
History
External links
- Jhansi City Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Jhansi (Lynchgate) Cantonment Cemetery News item dated 01 January 2012 Commonwealth War Graves Commission, now an archived webpage
- Jhansi Cantonment Cemetery cwgc.org
- Jhansi Cantonment Cemetery indian-cemeteries.org
- Murder In Jhansi, 1915: Major Marmaduke Henry Littledale Gale, 8th (Indian) Cavalry
- 1941-1945 Eastern Travels Part 2 by Cecil John Callis, Royal Corps of Signals. WW2People’s War. The author was posted to Jhansi in October 1941.
- Bhowani Junction – a brief but memorable encounter with Hollywood by Hamid Hussain April 12, 2013 forpakistan.org. "The geographic location of fictional Bhowani Junction was most likely Jhansi"
Historical books online
- Jhansi page 369 Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations 1864 Archive.org
