nanded

nanded

Location: 650-kms From Mumbai, On East-Central Part Of Maharashtra
Also Spelt As: Nander
Previously Known As: Nandigram
Main Attractions: Takhat Sachkhand Shri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib, Nanded Fort
Nanded City forms a part of east central Maharashtra and lies along the Godavari River. Nanded is situated 650-km away from Mumbai and 270-km from Hyderabad. It is also spelt "Nander" and derives its name from "Nanda Tat" ("Nanda border"), a term that refers to the boundary of the Magadha kingdom during the 7th century BC.
Nanded is also a district headquarter and second largest city in Marthawada after Aurangabad. Latur and Parbhani districts surround Nanded on the west and Yavatmal district on the north: the state of Andhra Pradesh lies to the east and Karnataka State to the south.
Nanded was earlier known as "Nandigram". It is near about equi-distance from some important cities like Aurangabad, Hydrabad, Solapur, and Nagpur.
Nanded is famous as center of Sanskrit learning and is important due to its historical, social and political background. The tenth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singhji held his court and congregation over here. This is the place where he recovered after assassins that attacked him. A Sikh gurdwara was also built on the same site. The Maharashtrian Heritage Nanded has a great cultural heritage. It was the birthplace of three Maratha saint-poets - Vishnupant Shesa, Raghunath Shesa, and Vaman Pandit. The Swami Ramanand Teertha Marathwada Vidyapeeth was established in 1994 in Nanded.
The Government of Maharashtra is developing Nanded as a Holy City. An action plan has been made for developing infrastructure and other facilities for the convenience of pilgrims visiting the various Gurudwaras of Nanded, particularly Gurudwara Sachkhand throughout the year. In ancient time it was a famous center for teaching of Vedant studies, classical music, dramas, literature, and arts. History In ancient period the district was included in Vidarbha region along with the modern districts of Amravati, Akola, Buldana, Yavatmal and Parbhani. In the same period under the rule of Bahamanis the district of Nanded formed part of the province of Bidar and Telangana. It includes the towns and districts of Bidar, Kandhar (Nanded district), Indur, Kaulas, Kotgir and Medak.
A part of Nanded district, north of the river Godavari and south of Penganga formed part of the province of Bidar.
From the excavations in the neighboring district of Ahmednagar, it is suggested that Nanded region be inhabited in the early Stone Age. With subsequent migrations the region went through different rules formed by the rules of ancient period (such as Satavahanas, Chalukyas of Badami, Rashtrakutas and Yadavas of Devgiri), Mediaeval period (like Bahamanis, Nizam Shahis, the Mughals and Marathas) and modern period (such as Nizams of Hyderabad and British).
Under the Mughals, Nanded district was roughly composed of two district viz. Mahur and Nanded. Nanded was at that time the district headquarters. The district was passed under the Nizams sovereignty. More than one third of the district was Jagir area under the Nizams reign. The Nizams own estate was called "Sarf-e-khas", which along with the other jagirs were merged with the government area in 1949 under the Hyderabad Regulation, and the district formed part of the Hyderabad State.