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.