Orai
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Orai उरई اورئ |
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 Orai
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| Coordinates: 25°59′N 79°28′E / 25.98°N 79.47°ECoordinates: 25°59′N 79°28′E / 25.98°N 79.47°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Founded by | King Mahil |
| Named for | Saint Uddalak |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Municipal Board |
| • MP | Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma (BJP) |
| • MLA | Gauri Shankar (BJP) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 190,625 |
| • Rank | 245 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 285001 |
| Telephone code | +915162 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 92 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Sex ratio | 0.842 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 83.35% |
| Climate | Cfa (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 980 millimetres (39 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 22.0 °C (71.6 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 48.7 °C (119.7 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 7 °C (45 °F) |
| Website | jalaun.nic.in |
Orai is a city and sub-district of the Jalaun district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the district headquarter for Jalaun district which is the part of the Jhansi division. It is situated at NH-27 midway between Jhansi and Kanpur.
Orai has been named after a saint (Rishi) Uddalak because he worshipped there and has historical value because of its location, which is between Jhansi, Mahoba and Kalpi. Orai was also known as the City of King 'Mahil' who was infamous for his bad habits and back-biting; he betrayed his nephews Alha and Udal. Alha and Udal were Rajput.
There is a small story or belief behind this place. It is said that the King was fond of getting married. First time he got married in his childhood and after getting bored of his first wife, he married again. Like this he did four hundred one marriages. Later on he decided to abandon his childish attitude and adopted shistacharya. After doing this he made one ashram for his wives where they all can enjoy their lives as per their wishes. Aalah of the Banaphar Rajput clan was the famous general of the great Chandel king Parmal, who fought Prithviraj Chauhan in 1182 CE. Alha is one of the heroes of the Alha-Khand poem, popularly recited in the Bundelkhand region of India, a work that is also known as Parmal Raso.
The town of Kalpi on the Yamuna was conquered by the armies of Muhammad of Ghor in 1196. Early in the 14th century the Bundelas occupied the greater part of Jalaun, and even succeeded in holding the fortified post of Kalpi. During 1553-56, the Hindu Prime Minister and Chief of Army of Suri empire, who later became Emperor of north India at Delhi with coronation on 7th Oc.1556 won this area. He established Hindu Raj in north India and acquired title of Vikramaditya. After Hem Chandra Vikramaditya's death at 22nd battle of Panipat, this important possession was soon recovered by Akbar's army, and passed under the way of the Mughal Empire. Akbar's governors at Kalpi maintained a nominal authority over the surrounding district, and the Bundela chiefs were in a state of chronic revolt, which culminated in the war of independence under Maharaja Chhatrasal. On the outbreak of his rebellion in 1671 he occupied a large province to the south of the Yamuna. Setting out from this base, and assisted by the Marathas, he conquered the whole of Bundelkhand. On his death in 1732 he bequeathed one-third of his dominions to his Maratha allies, who before long succeeded in annexing the whole of Bundelkhand. Under Maratha rulethe country was a prey to constant anarchy and strife.In 1806 Kalpi was made over to the British, and in 1840, on the death of Nana Gobind Ras, his possessions lapsed to them also. Various interchanges of territory took place, and in 1856 the boundaries of the British district were substantially settled, with an area of 1477 square miles.
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