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Bijnore

Bijnor
बिजनौर
بجنور
city
Bijnor is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bijnor
Bijnor
Location in U P India
Coordinates: 29°22′N 78°08′E / 29.37°N 78.13°E / 29.37; 78.13Coordinates: 29°22′N 78°08′E / 29.37°N 78.13°E / 29.37; 78.13
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Elevation 225 m (738 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 115,381
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration UP-20 XXXX
Website www.bijnor.nic.in

Bijnor (Hindi: बिजनौर, Urdu: بجنور) variously spelt as Bijnaur and Bijnour, is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the district headquarters of Bijnor district.The Uttar Pradesh Government wants Bijnor to be included under Delhi NCR due to its close distance from Delhi,The demand for inclusion of Bijnor in the Delhi NCR has been raised.

Little is known of the early history of Bijnor. District Bijnor is related to Mahabharat.There is a Vidur kuti in Bijnor. In the time of Mughal emperor Akbar, Bijnor formed part of the Mughal Empire. However, in the early part of the 18th century, the Rohilla Pashtuns established their independence in the country called by them Rohilkhand; and about 1748 the Rohilla chief Ali Mohammed Khan made his first annexations in Bijnor, the rest of which soon fell under the Rohilla domination. The northern districts were granted by Ali Mohammed Khan to Khurshid Ahmed Baig, who gradually extended his influence west of the Ganges and at Delhi, receiving the title of Najib-ud-daula and becoming paymaster of the royal forces. His success, however, raised up powerful enemies against him, and at their instigation the Marathas invaded Bijnor. This was the beginning of a feud which continued for years. Najib, indeed, held his own, and for the part played by him in the victory of Panipat was made vizier of the empire.


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