Bulandshahr
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Bulandshahr बुलन्दशहर بلند شہر |
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| Coordinates: 28°24′N 77°51′E / 28.4°N 77.85°ECoordinates: 28°24′N 77°51′E / 28.4°N 77.85°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bulandshahr |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,441 km2 (1,715 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 222,826 |
| • Density | 788/km2 (2,040/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 203 xxx |
| Telephone code | 91 (5732) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-13-xxxx |
| Sex ratio | 892 ♂/♀ |
| Website | bulandshahar |
Bulandshahr is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr District. This city is part of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). According to Government of India, the district Bulandshahr is one of the Hindu Concentrated District in India on the basis of the 2011 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators. The distance between Bulandshahr and New Delhi is 75 km and it takes 1 hour 26 mins to reach there.
A Tomar king named Ahibaran laid the foundation of a fort called Baran here and established his capital. It was traditionally called Baran city and only recently came to be called Bulandshahr in official usages. Since it was perched on a highland it came to be known as "high city" (Persian: بلند شهر), which translates as Bulandshahr in Persian language. There is a present-day place called Upper Court (Hindi: ओपरकोट) which is believed to be the Fort of Raja Ahibarna and old Baran was limited to this area.
King Ahivarn or Ahibaran was a Kshatriya and a Suryavanshi. He was the 21st descendant of Samrat (Emperor) Mandhata, the ruler of Ayodhya. According to Mahalakshmi Vrat Katha, it was in the lineage of Emperor Mandhatas that at one stage son of King Vallabh, Agrasen was born and at another stage son of King Parmaal, Ahivarn was born; both of whom further started their own clans: Agrawal (or Agarwal) and Varnwal (or Barnwal).
According to an old treatise on the caste system, 'Jati Bhaskar', Samrat Mandhata had two sons, Gunadhi and Mohan. King Parmaal was the descendant of King Gunadhi while King Vallabh was the descendant of King Mohan.
The Barn kingdom existed for hundreds of years. It was a great center of trade, commerce and arts. It is said the founding king of Bulandshahr Raja Ahibaran accepted the Vanika Dharma for the benefit of his people and for prospering trade and commerce in the region.
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