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Jalgaon district
Jalgaon district (Marathi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəɭɡaːʋ]) is a district in Maharashtra, India. known with name of Administrative Headquarters in the Jalgaon city.
Disctrict is situated near by Ajanta Caves, It shares its northern border with the state of Madhya Pradesh. To the east Buldhana, to the southeast is Jalna, and to the south is Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Nashik borders the district to the southwest, and Dhule to the west. It is surrounded by the North Satpura mountain ranges to the south and the Ajanta mountain ranges to the west.
It serves as a significant trading hub for tea, gold, pulses, cotton, and bananas. It encompasses 1,513 villages and 20 towns, with a total population of 4,229,917 within an area of 11,765 square kilometers. It has Max temp : 48.0 °C, Min temp : 10.3 °C with average rainfall :690.2 mm.
Historically, before 1906, the area was known as Khandesh district under British rule. On October 10, 1960, it became known as East Khandesh district (Devanagari: पुर्व खान्देश जिल्हा). This district was formed in 1906 when the British government bifurcated the original Khandesh district into East and West Khandesh. From 1906 to 1956, it was part of the Bombay Presidency, and between 1956 and 1960, it was included in the bilingual Bombay State.
Jalgaon is the eastern part of the Khandesh region, known in ancient times as Rasika. Southern parts of Jalgaon were controlled by the Vatsagumla Vakatakas by 5th century, as evidenced by copper plates dated to 316 and 367. Two plates were issued from Valkha, modern Waghli near Chalisgaon. In 10th and 11th century Jalgaon district constituted a part of Seuna-Desa of Yadav kingdom. It then became part of the Delhi Sultanate.
In 1795, the Nizam of Hyderabad was forced to cede Khandesh to the Marathas after the Battle of Kharda. Much of Khandesh was given to the Holkars, and the remainder was divided between the Peshwas and Scindias. The part the Peshwa received was made into a separate subha containing Gaulana, Khandesh, Meiwar, Bajagur, Pallnemaur, and Hindia. This included what would be known as Jalgaon district. After the Third Anglo-Maratha War this territory came under British control.
In 1864, Jalgaon municipality was established.
Before 1906, this district's region was part of Khandesh district. In 1906, it got divided into two districts : East Khandesh and West Khandesh, with East Khandesh covering the territory that is now Jalgaon district have. East Khandesh's Chalisgaon taluka's 13 enclave villages was transferred to neighbouring Aurangabad district.
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Jalgaon district
Jalgaon district (Marathi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəɭɡaːʋ]) is a district in Maharashtra, India. known with name of Administrative Headquarters in the Jalgaon city.
Disctrict is situated near by Ajanta Caves, It shares its northern border with the state of Madhya Pradesh. To the east Buldhana, to the southeast is Jalna, and to the south is Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Nashik borders the district to the southwest, and Dhule to the west. It is surrounded by the North Satpura mountain ranges to the south and the Ajanta mountain ranges to the west.
It serves as a significant trading hub for tea, gold, pulses, cotton, and bananas. It encompasses 1,513 villages and 20 towns, with a total population of 4,229,917 within an area of 11,765 square kilometers. It has Max temp : 48.0 °C, Min temp : 10.3 °C with average rainfall :690.2 mm.
Historically, before 1906, the area was known as Khandesh district under British rule. On October 10, 1960, it became known as East Khandesh district (Devanagari: पुर्व खान्देश जिल्हा). This district was formed in 1906 when the British government bifurcated the original Khandesh district into East and West Khandesh. From 1906 to 1956, it was part of the Bombay Presidency, and between 1956 and 1960, it was included in the bilingual Bombay State.
Jalgaon is the eastern part of the Khandesh region, known in ancient times as Rasika. Southern parts of Jalgaon were controlled by the Vatsagumla Vakatakas by 5th century, as evidenced by copper plates dated to 316 and 367. Two plates were issued from Valkha, modern Waghli near Chalisgaon. In 10th and 11th century Jalgaon district constituted a part of Seuna-Desa of Yadav kingdom. It then became part of the Delhi Sultanate.
In 1795, the Nizam of Hyderabad was forced to cede Khandesh to the Marathas after the Battle of Kharda. Much of Khandesh was given to the Holkars, and the remainder was divided between the Peshwas and Scindias. The part the Peshwa received was made into a separate subha containing Gaulana, Khandesh, Meiwar, Bajagur, Pallnemaur, and Hindia. This included what would be known as Jalgaon district. After the Third Anglo-Maratha War this territory came under British control.
In 1864, Jalgaon municipality was established.
Before 1906, this district's region was part of Khandesh district. In 1906, it got divided into two districts : East Khandesh and West Khandesh, with East Khandesh covering the territory that is now Jalgaon district have. East Khandesh's Chalisgaon taluka's 13 enclave villages was transferred to neighbouring Aurangabad district.
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