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is the first school which was established by Anglicans in Nagpur. References are to be found in The History of All Saints Cathedral. Berar was added in 1903. Political activity in Nagpur during India's freedom struggle included hosting of two annual sessions of the
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the grandchild of Raghoji II, on the throne. During the rule of Raghoji III (which lasted till 1853), the region was administered by a British resident. In 1854 the British annexed Nagpur, after Raghoji III had died some months before without leaving an heir.
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started the country's first textile mill at Nagpur, formally known as Central India Spinning and Weaving Company Ltd. The company was popularly known as "Empress Mills" as it was inaugurated on 1 January 1877, the day Queen
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and the Narmada valley to the British after suffering a defeat at Sitabuldi in modern-day Nagpur city. The Sitabuldi fort was the site of a fierce battle between the British and the
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Nandivardhana, which was well known as an ancient capital of the Vakatakas, is now represented by the village Nandardhan, about three miles (5 km) from the temple town of Ramtek.
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862 (940 CE). Inscription found at Ramtek show that during the 12th century AD Nagpur and its surrounding regions formed the part of the thickly wooded country called
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and paved the way for the British acquisition of Nagpur city. Mudhoji was deposed after a temporary restoration to the throne, after which the British placed
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Hislop college was the first and foremost college in Nagpur and it was established in 1846. In June 1885, the second college in Nagpur was established, the
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by 1751. After Raghoji's death in 1755, his son and successor Janoji was forced to acknowledge the effective supremacy of the Maratha
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district. The inscription is a record of grant of a village situated in the visaya (district) of Nagpura-Nandivardhana during time of
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and came under the administration of a commissioner under the British central government, with Nagpur as its capital.
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of Nagpur in 1817. The battle was a turning point as it laid the foundations of the downfall of the
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in 1947, Central Provinces and Berar became a province of India, and in 1950 became the Indian
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of Vidarbha established himself at Nagpur, after conquering the territories of Deogarh,
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in 1817 against the British, but was forced to cede the rest of Berar to the Nizam of
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was established by the education department of Central Province Government. In 1925,
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under Yadavas of Devagiri. However, tradition ascribes the founding of Nagpur to
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In 1994, the city witnessed its most violent day in modern times due to the
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Central Provinces and Berar, 1903. Princely states are shown in yellow.
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The first a reference to the name "Nagpur" is found in a 10th-century
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culture existed around Nagpur and is still followed in present times.
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In 1803 Raghoji II joined the Peshwas against the British in the
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in the 18th and 19th century. Human existence around present-day
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was launched in the Nagpur session of 1920. In August 1923, the
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valley from the Peshwa between 1796 and 1798, after which
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along with his supporters converted to Buddhism starting
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burial sites at Drugdhamna (near Mhada colony) indicate
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