Sambhal
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Sambhal سمبھل संभल |
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 Sambhal
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| Coordinates: 28°35′N 78°33′E / 28.58°N 78.55°ECoordinates: 28°35′N 78°33′E / 28.58°N 78.55°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Founded by | Prithviraj Chauhan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 220,813 (city only) |
| • Density | 11,433/km2 (29,610/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Sambhali |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 244302 |
| Telephone code | (+91) (05923) |
| Vehicle registration | UP 38, Old registration = UP 21 (Till 2011) |
| Website | sambhal |
Sambhal (Hindi: संभल, Urdu: سنبھل) is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It takes 2 hours 40 mins to reach Sambhal and is 158.6 kilometres (98.5 mi) from New Delhi.
Sambhal district, which had population of around 22 lakh, was carved out of Moradabad district in September 2011. It consists of three tehsils — Sambhal and Chandausi, taken from Moradabad, and Gunnaur, taken from Badaun. Sambhal city is famous for its unique kind of horn and bone craft items which is manufactured in Sarai Tarin 4 km away from Sambhal city (but included in Sambhal) which are being exported. Sambhal headquarter is situated in Pawasa Sambhal.
Sambhal has a rich history and has been home to several rulers and emperors. It was found in Satyuga. At that time it was a very big city. From the Lodi’s to the Mughal’s, right from the 5th century BC and spanning up to the 16th Century, it has been under the rule of one emperor or the other.
During 5th century BC, Sambhal was home to the Panchal rulers and was subsequently a part of king Ashoka’s empire.
During the 12th century, Prithviraj Chauhan, Delhi’s last Hindu ruler is said to have engaged in two fierce battles here which were both fought against Ghazi Sayyad Salar Masud, who was the nephew of the ruler of the Ghazni empireMahmud Ghazni. Chauhan gained victory over the latter in the first war and vice versa is said to have occurred in the second war. There nevertheless is no circumstantial evidence to prove the same and is widely regarded as a legend.
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