Ahmednagar
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Ahmednagar is a city in Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India, on the left bank of the Sina river, about 100 km southeast of Pune. Ahmednagar is also the headquarters of the Ahmednagar District.
History
The town was founded in 1494 by Ahmad Nizam Shah, on the site of a more ancient city, Bhingar. With the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate, Ahmad established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar, also known as Nizam Shahi dynasty. It was one of the Deccan sultanates, which lasted until its conquest by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1636. Aurangzeb, the last great Mughal emperor, who spent the latter years of his reign, 1681-1707, in the Deccan, died there in 1707, and a small monument marks the site.In 1759 the Peshwa of the Marathas obtained possession of the place by bribing the Muslim commander, and in 1790 it was ceded by the Peshwa to the Maratha chief Daulat Rao Sindhia.
Ahmednagar was invested by a British force under General Wellesley and captured. It was afterwards restored to the Marathas, but again came into the possession of the British in 1817, according to the terms of the Treaty of Poona.
Numerous Mughal-era buildings dot the environs. Ahmednagar fort, once considered the second most unimpregnable fort in India, was used by the British to house Nehru and other Indian Nationalists before Indian independence; a few rooms there have been converted to a museum. Formerly the Indian base of the British Army's Royal Tank Corps, amongst other units, the town houses the second-largest display of military tanks in the world; the exhibit is open to the public.
The cantonement has the Indian Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S). All the training and recruiting for the Indian Armoured Corps takes place here. The Armoured Corps is the branch of the Army that has tanks and is also called the Mechanized force. As the city is a concrete jungle the Cantonement is like an oasis. It is green and very beautiful. ACC&S has a beautiful Golf Course, which has been created with great difficulty as the soil is arid and stony. The golf course has recently had a lot of effort put into it to improve it.
Geography
Ahmadnagar is located at [Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ahmadnagar]. It has an average elevation of 649 metres (2129 feet).Demographics
As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Ahmadnagar had a population of 39,941. Males constitute 63% of the population and females 37%. Ahmadnagar has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 67% of the males and 33% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.Prominent Persons
Birthplace of Spike Milligan, Indian-Irish Comedian and novelist, whose father was serving at the British Army base at the time. Also birthplace of Colin Hayman, scientist, of Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Maj Gen Gurcharan Singh Sandhu the author of many Military History books resides in this city.Places of interest
- Siddhatek ,Siddhivinayak Temple of Ashtavinayak Ganesh
- Shirdi, home to the late Sai Baba, revered by Hindus and Muslims alike.
- Meherabad (Arangaon), where the samadhi (tomb-shrine) of the spiritual master Meher Baba is place of pilgrimage, visited by thousands each year, particularly on the anniversary of his death, January 31. His residence was at Meherazad (Pimpalgaon), approximately nine miles from Ahmednagar.
- Ralegan Siddhi, a village which is a model for environmental conservation
- Harishchandragarh , a hilly fort.
- Baleshwar Temple (Pedgaon)
- Temple of Laxmi Narayan (Pedgaon)
- Chand bibi Tomb or also known as Salabat Khan Tomb, it is a 3 storey structure made of solid stone. It is 13 km from Ahmednagar City and being situated on the top of a hill it has a great view of the city lights at night. It is visible from almost anywhere in Ahmednagar City. This is a great place for youngsters to enjoy themselves and is really spooky at night as there are 5 graves within the premises.
- saiban-
External links
saiban is awarded with 'vanashree award' from maharashtra state government.people from all over maharashtra come to see beauty of this place.
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