21-523: Balapur may refer to any of the following places in India: Balapur, Akola district , Maharashtra Balapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Balapur Fort Balapur, Hyderabad , Telangana Balapur, Vikramgad , in Palghar district of Maharashtra Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
42-476: A Rauzah Masjid with Tomb of Saint Maulvi Masoom Shah built by Mirza Aman Sher Baig in 1737–38. According to inscriptions on Jageerdar's Haveli, Khadin Gate was built in 1703–04. The local municipality was established in 1934. It provides services in the field of education (primary) and a rural hospital with hardly any facilities to be shared by the town people. Many private practitioners are available. A District Hospital
63-421: A Super Thermal Power Station. One of the popular and traditional profession of people here is manufacturing DARI (cotton rugs/carpets) using handlooms. Other major business of people here is manufacturing bricks, which is exported to surrounding districts. There are no suicide by the farmers here as the majority of them are Muslims and do not go for high yield crops which are not suitable to Balapur area. Balapur
84-426: A series of Municipal and Zilla Parishad schools, the following two were the only two educational institutions imparting education till higher secondary education through vernacular medium: 2. Shreedeeksha English High School Balapur was established in 1998. 3. The other institutes present are as follows: * Shelad Urdu High School Shelad Balapur 4. The only institute imparting education at under graduate level
105-557: Is a city and a municipal council in Akola district in the state of Maharashtra , India . Balapur has an average elevation of 268 metres (879 ft). The town is an important junction for traffic on National Highway No 6, which carries the Calcutta traffic to the Port City of Bombay. Transport destined for south takes a southward turn following a wide State Highway towards Hyderabad, crossing
126-429: Is coming up and its construction is almost complete. As of 2011 India census , Balapur had a population of 44,494. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Balapur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. Berar Subah The Berar Subah ( Persian : صوبه برار )
147-515: Is the College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Balapur more famously known as “Dr. Manorama And Prof. Haribhau Shankarrao Pundkar,Arts,Commerce &Science College Balapur” owing to its humble beginning in the makeshift accommodations. Balapur Fort which exist in bad condition, was completed in 1757 by Ismail Khan Nawab of Ellichpur and is second largest fort in Barar after Gawilgarh hill fort. There exist
168-507: The Berar Subah (province) were: The jama (revenue assessed) from Berar in 1596 was 64,26,03,270 dams (Delhi). Land revenue formed the major part of the total income from the Subah. Other sources of income were zakat , customs, salt tax, khums , mint, currency, jizya , escheats , presents, octroi , tolls and tributes. The coins current were tanka-i-Barari, dam and Rupee. One tanka-i-Barari
189-487: The Berar Subah during Akbar's reign was 72,000 sq. miles. According to Ain-i-Akbari , its northern limit was Handia, the eastern limit was the fort of Vairagad near Bastar , the southern limit was Telangana and the western limit was Mahkarabad. Ellichpur was the capital of the Subah. The important forts of the Subah were Gawilgad , Narnala , Pavanar, Khedala, Manikdurg and Mahur. It was divided into 13 sarkars consisting of 242 parganas . The sarkars and parganas of
210-538: The NH 6. There are three rivers: Mann, Mahens and Bhikund. Two of them are in the city including a dam at Mann river providing water to thermal power plant placed in Paras. The nearest rail head is at Paras, 7 km from the town. The Mahagenco is expanding its thermal power station with two 250 MW units to augment the falling generating capacity of the state power corporation. There is further potential to expand it to 1000 MW making it
231-452: The commander of the army, Akbar recalled Khan-i-Khanan and sent his trusted friend Abul Fazl to help him. Murad died in 1598. After his death, Prince Daniel was given the charge as governor of Berar, Ahmadnagar and Khandesh, Khan-i- Khanan was sent along with Daniel. Akbar died in 1605. In 1611, the southern provinces of Ahmadnagar, Berar and Khandesh defied Mughal sovereignty under Malik Ambar . Jahangir sent Man Singh and others to crush
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#1732855158318252-676: The revolt. Man Singh died a natural death on 6 July 1614 at Ellichpur. During Jahangir ’s rule, Malik Ambar till his death in 1626 recovered a substantial part of the Deccan from the Mughals including Berar. In 1628, the first year of reign of Shah Jahan , Berar again came under the Mughal sway. In 1636, the Mughal possessions in Dakhin (Deccan) were divided into 4 Subahs. Berar was one of them with Ellichpur as its capital and Gavilgad as its main fort. Aurangzeb
273-417: The right to collect chauth and sardeshmukhi from Berar from the Mughal emperor. In 1724, when Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah declared independence, the existence of Berar as a Mughal Subah came to an end. It became (though nominally) a part of Nizam's state. Berar came under Mughal administration in 1596. Todar Mal 's famous system known as bandobast was made applicable to the Berar Subah. The area of
294-472: The same cause. Shahnawaz Khan succumbed to the same fate a few years later. Balapur was one of the richest Pargana in Berar Subah . Muhammad Azam Shah, Son of Aurangzeb Alamgir resided and build a Mud fort here. A Chhatri or Pavilion was erected by Mirza Raja Jai Singh , Commander of Shah Jahan and general of Aurangzeb . In 1720, Asaf Jah defeated the Mughal forces dispatched against him. 1. Apart from
315-464: The title Balapur . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balapur&oldid=683903652 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Balapur, Akola district Balapur
336-516: Was a severe shock to the Emperor Akbar, who survived Daniyal Mirza only for a few months, and died in October 1605, when he was succeeded by his eldest son Salim (Jehangir). The climate of Balapur had an unfortunate effect on the Mughal officers. Akbar's son Murad had already died there from the effects of drink, and in 1617 Raja Maan Singh, a distinguished and valued officer of Jahangir's, died there from
357-447: Was an important military station after Ellichpur now Achalpur during the Mughal period. It became the seat of Provincial governor of Berar instead of Ellichpur and Prince Murad, son of Akbar settled in Barar with Balapur as his headquarters in 1596. Near Balapur he founded a new city named Shahpur and constructed a beautiful palace for himself which is now in ruins. As his relationship
378-454: Was appointed viceroy of four Deccan Subahs for the first time and he occupied the post for eight years (till 1644). He was again appointed viceroy for the second time in 1653 and he remained in that post till 1657. During Aurangzeb's reign, Berar was successively overrun by the Maratha rulers Shambhaji in 1680 and Rajaram in 1698. In 1720, Maratha Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath obtained the grant of
399-505: Was deteriorating with Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan , the commander of the army, Akbar recalled the Khan-i-Khanan and sent his trusted friend Abul Fazl to help him. After the fall of Ahmadnagar, Balapur was still the principal garrison town of Berar, but the next prince sent to administer the Deccan after the death of Murad, Daniyal Mirza preferred Burhanpur , as his viceregal capital. Daniyal died of drink in 1605. The death of his third son
420-613: Was one of the Subahs (provinces) of the Mughal Empire , in Central India from 1596 to 1724. It bordered Golconda , Ahmandagar (both conquered in 1601), Kandesh and Malwa provinces as well as the independent and tributary kingdoms to the east. According to the Ain-i-Akbari , the original name of Berar was Waradatat (the banks of Varada River). Before the Mughal occupation, Berar
441-546: Was part of the Nizam Shahi sultanate of Ahmadnagar . It was ceded to the emperor Akbar by Chand Bibi in 1596, unable to stand against the imperial forces led by prince Murad . After this initial victory Prince Murad settled in Berar with Balapur as his headquarters. Near Balapur he founded a new city named Shahpur and constructed a beautiful palace for himself. As his relationship was deteriorating with Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan ,
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