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'''Ahmadnagar''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_024I34_V05_119.gif Broach Ahmednagar District] in the Central division of [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] during the British period.
Ahmednagar Fort, in Ahmednagar city, was the centre of the British cantonment used by artillery and infantry units, primarily between 1849 and 1921. "The Fort is in the centre of the cantonment, 2½ miles N E of the railway station. Close to it are Christ Church and a R C Church. The European Barracks are 1 mile S E of it". <ref> [http://www.archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/346/mode/2up Page 347] ''A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon'' published by John Murray, London, Eighth Edition 1911</ref>
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Ahmednagar<br>
Variants: Ahmednuggar, /Ahmednuggur, /Ahmadnagar
== History ==
