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'''Benares''' (now '''Varanasi'''), the Holy City of the Hindus, gives its name to a district and division in the [[United Provinces]] of India. It is one of the most ancient cities in the world. On the left bank of the Ganges, it is an important site of pilgrimage and is characterised by the burning ghats along the river.
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Varanasi<br>
Variants: Benares, Banaras, Kashi
== History ==
The city has an ancient history, being one of the oldest continuosly populated sites in the world. After a period of Muslim rule, Benares came under the patronage of the Marathas and subsequently ceded to British control in 1775.
==Military==
Benares had a cantonment with a British and Native garrison.
===Actions===
*[[Battle of Benares]] in 1857, during the [[Indian Mutiny]].
==Transport==
It was the first station on the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]], after the latter's easternmost connection with the [[East Indian Railway]] at [[Moghal Sarai]], as well as a terminus for the [[Bengal and North-Western Railway]].
== History Churches and missions==[[Battle of Benares]] 1857*St Mary's Church (Anglican)*St Mary's RC Cathedral*St Paul's Church*Wesleyan Church*(London) Mission Church*Methodist Church
== Spelling Variants =Missions===*Church Missionary Society (arrived 1817) - at Sigra*London Missionary Society (arrived 1820)*Wesleyan Missionary Society (arrived 1878)Modern name: Varanasi<br>*Baptist Mission (arrived 1816, left 1890)Variants: Benares<br>*Zenana Bible and Medical Mission (formerly the Indian Female Normal School and Instruction Society, arrived 1868)
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