Raja Nain Singh Nagar () also known as Nain Singh Nagar of Parichhatgarh was a
Gurjar
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king of
Bahsuma, Hastinapur and Parikshitgarh in the
India
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state
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of
Uttar Pradesh
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during the 18th century.
History
The Fort
Parikshitgarh
Parikshitgarh is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Demographics
India census, Parikshitgarh had a population of 17,399. Males constitute 62% of the population and females 38%. Parikshitgarh ha ...
was restored by Raja Nain Singh in the 18th century. The fort was dismantled in 1857, to be used as Police Station. His relative from
Rajasthan
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Kadma Bhati also joined him in 1857.
Hastinapur
Hastinapur is a city in the Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ''Hastinapura'' is described as the capital of the Kuru Kingdom in Hindu texts such as the ''Mahabharata'' and the Puranas; it is also mentioned in ancient Jain ...
was controlled by Raja Nain Singh Nagar during the
British Raj
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* lasting from 1858 to 1947.
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. In and around Hastinapur, he constructed several temples.
Jains
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also use it as a destination of pilgrimage. Here are found renowned locations like as the
Digamber Jain Mandir (Jambudweep), Pandeshwar Temple, and Hastinapur Sanctuary, etc.
An account about Raja Nain Singh Nagar in (1857) noted by
Edwin Thomas Atkinson
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Notable people and char ...
as;
References
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History of Uttar Pradesh
18th-century Indian monarchs
Hindu monarchs