Jalgaon district
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Jalgaon district जळगाव जिल्हा |
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| District of Maharashtra | |
 Location of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra |
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| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Administrative division | Jalgaon Division |
| Headquarters | Jalgaon |
| Tehsils | Jalgaon, Jamner, Chalisgaon, Dharangaon, Bhusawal, Bodwad, Yawal, Raver, Muktainagar, Amalner, Chopda, Parola, Pachora, Erandol |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Jalgaon and Raver (shared with Buldhana District) |
| • Assembly seats | 12 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,765 km2 (4,542 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,224,442 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 70% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 85 |
| • Sex ratio | 933 |
| Major highways | NH-6 National Highway 211 (India) NH-211 |
| Average annual precipitation | 690 mm |
| Website | Official website |
Jalgaon is a district of Maharashtra, India, which was known as East Khandesh until 21 October 1960. It has an area of 11,765 km² and a population of 4,224,442 as of the 2011 census. Its capital is the city of Jalgaon.
It is bounded by the state of Madhya Pradesh to the north and by the districts of Buldhana to the east, Jalna to the southeast, Aurangabad to the south, Nashik to the southwest, and Dhule to the west.
The present territory of Jalgaon was part of the independent Khandesh sultanate ruled by the Faruqi dynasty from 1382–1601. According to Abu'l Fazl ibn Mubarak's Ain-i-Akbari, the name Khandesh was derived from the Khan title given by Ahmed I of Gujarat (1411–43) to Malik Nasir, the second of the Faruqi kings. Other sources say the name comes from the Khandava Forest of the Mahabharata, which describes a conflict between Yuvanashva—the ruler of Toranmal, present-day Nandurbar district—and the Pandavas.
The rock temples and caves at Nashik and Ajanta show that during the first three centuries AD, Khandesh was ruled by Buddhists. Thereafter, it was ruled by the Satavahana dynasty, the Ahirs, the Chalukya dynasty, and the Yadava dynasty, followed by Alauddin Khilji, Mohammad Tughlak, and Malik Nasir. After its annexation by Akbar in 1601, the district became a subah of the Mughal Empire. Subsequently, it was ruled by the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Marathas.
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