municipal board
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in
Bijnor district
Bijnor district () is one of the 75 districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Bijnor city is the district headquarters. The government of Nagar Palika Parishad Bijnor Uttar Pradesh seeks its inclusion in National Capital Region (NCR) ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Uttar Pradesh
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.
Name
According to Paul Whalley, the name ''Nagīnā'' may ultimately come from Sanskrit ''nāga''- ina ', meaning "snake lord", via a regularly-derived intermediate form *''Nāgena''. Nagina is also the word for ''"Jewel"'' (See
Negin
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), it was named by Syed's who received this place as jagir by the Mughals.
History
During the British period, it remained the headquarters of Nagina Tahsil,
Bijnor
Bijnor () is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.United Province
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; and from 1817 to 1824, it was the headquarters of newly formed Northern
Moradabad
Moradabad () is an industrial city, commissionerate, and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Del ...
The Imperial Gazetteer of India
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, v. 18, p. 299. In 1901, the Nagina Tehsil had 464 villages and two towns: Nagina, with a population of 21,412, and
Afzalgarh
Afzalgarh is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located at the border with the state of Uttarakhand.
Geography
Afzalgarh has an average elevation of 212 metres (695 feet). The ...
, with a population of 6,474.
The rise of
Rohilla
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power in the area was marked by an 18th-century fort, which was later used as ''tahsil'' or
tehsil
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offices. In 1805, the city was sacked by the
Pashtuns
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under
Muhammad Amir Khan
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.
As a part of the
Indian Rebellion of 1857
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, Nagina was the site of battle between the
Nawab
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of
Najibabad
Najibabad is a town in the Bijnor district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, located near the city of Bijnor. It is a major industrial centre and has national transport links via rail and roadways such as NH 119 and NH 74.
History
Nawab ...
and the British, ending in the defeat of the Nawab on 21 April 1858,Nagina2
The Imperial Gazetteer of India
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, v. 18, p. 300. following which British established their authority in