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The history of Nagpur, in central India, spans over 5,000 years, including the Kingdom of Nagpur in the 18th and 19th century. Human existence around present-day Nagpur city (in Maharashtra , India) can be traced back 3,000 years to the 8th century BC.
Nagpur's nominal GDP was estimated to be around ₹ 181,665 crore (US$21 billion) in 2022-23, making it the largest economic centre in entire central India. Nagpur district has a per-capita GDP of ₹ 292,607 (US$3,400) as of 2022-23 financial year, being the highest in the central India [131] In 2004, it was ranked the fastest-growing city in ...
The city of Nagpur was the capital of the state. After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, it became a princely state of the British Empire in 1818, and was annexed to British India in 1853 becoming Nagpur Province.
Statue of Bakht Buland Shah in Nagpur, India. Bakht Buland Shah (?–1706; born Bhagtu ) was a ruler of the Rajgond dynasty. He added to his kingdom, the territories of Chanda and Mandla, and portions of Nagpur, Balaghat, Seoni, Bhandara and the adjoining Rajput kingdom of Kherla/Khedla. [6]
Raghuji I (Raghuji Bhonsle; Marathi pronunciation: [rɑːgʰoːɟiː bʰoːⁿsəleː]; 1695 – 14 February 1755) [2] [3] was a Maratha general of the Bhonsle clan who established the Nagpur Kingdom in much of east-central India during the reign of Chhatrapati Shahu I. [4] His successors ruled the kingdom until 1853.
Raghuji II was the Maratha ruler of the Kingdom of Nagpur in Central India from 1788 to 1816; Baka Bai(1774-1858) was a Maratha stateswoman and favourite wife of Raghoji II Bhonsle, the king of Nagpur; Raghuji Bhonsle III (c.1806–1853), ruler of the Principal States of Nagpur from 1818 to 1853.
Nagpur Junction. Nagpur is also a major road junction as India's two major national highways, Kanyakumari-Varanasi (NH 7) and Hajira-Kolkata (NH 6), pass through the city. [15] Highway number 69 connects Nagpur to Obaidullaganj near Bhopal. Nagpur is at the junction of Asian HigLanka and AH46 connecting Kharagpur to Dhule
The Nagpur Central Museum, popularly known as Ajab Bangala, is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. [1] Established in 1863, Nagpur Central Museum is one of the oldest museums in India and Maharashtra. [2] It holds important artifacts such as dinosaurs' fossils, coins, ancient inscriptions, sculptures, arms, tribal artifacts from per-historic ...