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Nagpur (Marathi: [naːɡpuːɾ]; ISO: Nāgapura) is the third-largest city of the Indian state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune. [15] It is called the heart of India because of its central geographical location. [16] It is the largest and most populated city in central India. [17]
Mudhoji II Bhonsle (?–1840), ruler of the Kingdom of Nagpur; 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 ...
Nagpur district (Marathi pronunciation: [naːɡpuːɾ]) is a district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nagpur is the district administrative centre. The district is part of Nagpur Division .
Nagpur Division was created in 1861, ... Marathi is the most spoken language, which is also the sole official language of the region. There are significant minorities ...
The largest and major city in the region is Nagpur and other major towns include Amravati, Akola, Chandrapur and Gondia. Varhadi and Zadi dialects of Marathi is widely spoken. There have been demands for a separate state of Vidarbha, due to perceived neglect from the Government of Maharashtra.
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.
Sitabuldi market street, one of Nagpur's commercial areas Entrance gate of Tekdi Ganesh temple. Sitabuldi Fort (Marathi: सीताबर्डी किल्ला), site of the Battle of Sitabuldi in 1817, is located atop a hillock in central Nagpur, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort was built by the British after they won this ...
Varhadi or Varhadi-Nagpuri is a dialect of Marathi spoken in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and by Marathi people of adjoining parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana in India. Vocabulary and grammar