About: Construction of Nagpur City (in Hindi) – This photo was taken at Zero Mile Freedom Park in Nagpur (Maharashtra).

> Gond king Bakht Buland Shah founded Nagpur as a city by combining 12 small hamlets and villages located on the banks of the Nag River and made it his capital in 1702.

> Bakht Buland Shah was recognized as the king of Devgarh by the Mughals.

> Later he formed an alliance with the Marathas.

> Nagpur became the capital of Central Province in 1861. Berar was added in 1903.

> Nagpur is now recognized as the sub-capital of Maharashtra.

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About: Sitabuldi Fort – Built in 1702 – This photo was taken at Zero Mile Freedom Park in Nagpur (Maharashtra).

सीताबुलडी किला

(फ्रीडम पार्क से उत्तर दिशा में लगभग 1.5 किमी दूर स्थित)

> सीताबर्डी किले का निर्माण गोंड राजा बख्त बुलन्द शाह ने 1702 में करवाया था।

> मराठा और राजगोंड शासकों के बीच बातचीत के बाद यह मराठों के कब्जे में आ गया। मराठों ने इसका पुनर्निर्माण करवाया।

> यह किला नागपुर शहर के मध्य में सीताबर्डी की जुड़वां पहाड़ियों के बीच स्थित है।

► किले का निर्माण बलुआ पत्थर और ग्रेनाइट पत्थरों से किया गया है। किले का डिज़ाइन जातीय और औपनिवेशिक शैलियों का मिश्रण है।

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About: ZERO MILE PILLAR AT NAGPUR – ESTD. 1907 – This photo was taken at Zero Mile Freedom Park in Nagpur (Maharashtra).

नागपुर में जीरो माइल स्तंभ

(फ्रीडम पार्क से उत्तर दिशा में लगभग 350 मीटर की दूरी पर स्थित) भारत के भौगोलिक केंद्र के रूप में जाना जाता है।

> जीरो माइल की स्थापना 1907 में नागपुर में ग्रेट ट्रिगोनोमेट्रिकल सर्वे ऑफ इंडिया के दौरान की गई थी।

> ग्रेट ट्रिग्नोमेट्रिकल सर्वे ऑफ इंडिया की शुरुआत लेफ्टिनेंट कर्नल विलियम लैम्बटन ने की थी, जिनकी कब्र नागपुर से लगभग 76 किलोमीटर दक्षिण में स्थित हिंगणघाट में है।

> शून्य मील स्तंभ के षट्कोणीय आधार पर अंकित दिशाएं और दूरियां निम्नानुसार दर्शाई गई हैं।

(मील में)  जबलपुर – 170, रायपुर – 174, हैदराबाद – 318, चंद्रपुर – 125, सिवनी – 79, छिंदवाड़ा – 83, बैतूल – 101

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The above photo was taken at ‘Dolly Ki Tapri’ opposite Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Sadar, Nagpur (Maharashtra).

Cannon Ball Tree – This photo was taken at Maharajbagh Zoo in Nagpur (Maharashtra).

Cannon Ball Tree’s local name is ‘Kailash-Pati’.

State Birds of India – This photo was taken at Maharajbagh Zoo in Nagpur (Maharashtra).

State Animal of India – This photo was taken at Maharajbagh Zoo in Nagpur (Maharashtra).

About: Nagpur – The Winter Capital of Maharashtra State – This photo was taken at Nagpur Junction Railway Station.

Nagpur

Nagpur city was first given the status of capital in 1702 when Raja Bulandshaha, the Maharaja of Gond, shifted the capital of Devgarh state from Harayagarh to Nagpur. Now Nagpur is the winter capital of Maharashtra state. Nagpur received rail services from 1867 when a part of the Bombay-Bhusaval-Nagpur line which falls under Nagpur district was opened for traffic. Later Nagpur city was connected to Howrah in 1881 by Chhattisgarh State Railway in meter gauge. It was converted to a broad gauge in 1888 by the Bengal Nagpur Railway Company. Nagpur-Chhindwara and Nagpur-Nagbhid narrow gauge lines are part of the old Satpura Railway. These lines were constructed between 1904 and 1911. In 1867, Nagpur station was located between Shukrawari Talab and Empress Mill. The present railway station was constructed in the year 1924.

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