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Kandhar
Kandhar is a town and a municipal council in Nanded district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. It lies near the western shore of Manyad Dam, Manyad Reservoir. Kandhar was famous as a major Jain centre in the Rashtrakuta dynasty, Rashtrakuta kingdom, having Malkhed or Manyakheta as his capital. A huge statue of Kshetrapala (deity related to Jains) is found near the bhuikot; the statue is broken but from the toenail that survives, its height is estimated to be more than 50 feet. Presently, there is an old Digambar Jain Temple in Kandhar which is awaiting for its renovation. Kandhar is also famous for Kandhar Fort. History In 1649, Shah Jahan aimed to recapture Kandhar and sent Aurangzeb with 60,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. The resultant Siege of Kandhar lasted for three months and 20 days. Demographics India census, Kandhar had a population of 24,843. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kandhar has an average literacy rat ...
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Kandhar Fort
Kandhar Fort or Kandhar Khilla is a fort located in Kandhar, Nanded district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Its construction attributed to the Rashtrakuta dynasty, Rashtrakuta Krishna III, King Krishna III of Malkhed. References

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Nanded District
Nanded district (Marathi pronunciation: aːn̪d̪eɖ is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nanded is the district headquarters. Officer Members of Parliament *Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar (BJP) *Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare (BJP) *Hemant Patil (BSS) Guardian Minister list of Guardian Minister District Magistrate/Collector list of District Magistrate / Collector History Nanded is mentioned in historical accounts since 1st century. Upon reorganization of states in 1956, the district of Nanded came to comprise six talukas namely Kandhar, Hadgaon, Biloli, Degloor, Mudhol whereas Mukhed and Bhokar were called Mahals (revenue headquarters). As a result of reorganization of states, Bichkunda, Jukkal villages of Degloor taluka as well as the whole of Mudhol taluka (excluding Dharmabad) were merged with Nizamabad District of Telangana. In lieu of them, Kinwat and Islapur villages were separated from Adilabad District and made part of N ...
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Aurangzeb
Muhi al-Din Muhammad (; – 3 March 1707), commonly known as ( fa, , lit=Ornament of the Throne) and by his regnal title Alamgir ( fa, , translit=ʿĀlamgīr, lit=Conqueror of the World), was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling from July 1658 until his death in 1707. Under his emperorship, the Mughals reached their greatest extent with their territory spanning nearly the entirety of South Asia. Widely considered to be the last effective Mughal ruler, Aurangzeb compiled the Fatawa 'Alamgiri and was amongst the few monarchs to have fully established Sharia and Islamic economics throughout South Asia.Catherine Blanshard Asher, (1992"Architecture of Mughal India – Part 1" Cambridge university Press, Volume 1, Page 252. Belonging to the aristocratic Timurid dynasty, Aurangzeb's early life was occupied with pious pursuits. He held administrative and military posts under his father Shah Jahan () and gained recognition as an accomplished military commander. Aur ...
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