MoradabadMoradabad () is a city, commissionary and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Moradabad is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Delhi and 344 km north-west of the state capital, Lucknow. Founded by Rustam Khan, the governor of Katehar under the Mughal emperor Shahjahan, Moradabad is named after prince Murad Bakhsh, the youngest son of the emperor. Soon after its establishment, the city replaced Sambhal as the seat of the governor of Katehar.
Prayagrajvignette|Le pont du Yamuna (2004) est un viaduc à haubans d'une portée de dans sa travée centrale (longueur totale : ). Prayagraj (प्रयागराज Prayāgrāj), anciennement Allahabad (इलाहाबाद Ilāhābād), est une ville indienne du sud de l’État d’Uttar Pradesh, capitale de l'une des 18 divisions territoriales de cet État et du District de Prayagraj. C’est l’une des plus anciennes villes de l’Inde : elle s’appelait Prayāg, et les Hindous la considèrent comme sacrée. Lorsque les Turcs ghûrides occupèrent Banâras en 1194, la ville fut rattachée au sultanat de Delhi.
Nawab of AwadhThe Nawab of Awadh or the Nawab of Oudh ˈaʊd was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Awadh (anglicised as Oudh) in north India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to an Iranian dynasty of Sayyid origin from Nishapur, Iran. In 1724, Nawab Sa'adat Khan established the Oudh State with their capital in Faizabad and Lucknow. Oudh State The Nawabs of Awadh were semi-autonomous rulers within the fragmented polities of Mughal India after the death in 1707 of Aurangzeb.
BarelviBarelvi ou barelvisme (en ourdou : بَریلوِی) est un courant de l'islam sunnite, dérivé de l'hanafisme. Le courant est fondé en 1904 par Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi dans la ville de Bareli en Inde dont il tire son nom. Il est surtout présent en Asie du Sud avec près de 200 millions d'adeptes, soit un tiers des musulmans du sous-continent, dont une majorité vit au Pakistan avec 60 % de fidèles. Le mouvement est proche du soufisme auquel il s'identifie et s'est surtout distingué en opposition au deobandisme, avec lequel les conflits sont récurrents.
HaldwaniHaldwani (Kumaoni: Haldvānī) is the largest city of Kumaon. It is also the third most populous city and largest commercial market in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Haldwani is said to be the financial capital of Uttarakhand, having the most commercial, economic and industrial activities of the state. Haldwani is located in the Nainital District, and is one of its eight Subdivisions. The Haldwani Urban agglomeration has 232,060 people as of 2011, and is the third most populous UA in Uttarakhand, after Dehradun and Haridwar.
RohillaRohillas are a mixed Indian community of Pashtun heritage, historically found in Rohilkhand, a region in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It forms the largest Pashtun diaspora community in India, and has given its name to the Rohilkhand region. The Rohilla military chiefs settled in this region of northern India in the 1720s, the first of whom was Ali Mohammed Khan. The Rohillas are found all over Uttar Pradesh, but are more concentrated in the Rohilkhand regions of Bareilly and Moradabad divisions.
BadaunBudaun (romanised: Badāʾūn or Badāyūn, pronounced bədaːjuː) is a medieval city and headquarters of Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located about a mile east of the Sot river, and 27 km north of the river Ganges, in the Rohilkhand . According to the 2011 census, it has a total population of 159,221, which is projected at 161,555 at present. Budaun rose to historical importance as the capital of the Delhi Sultanate for four years from 1210 CE to 1214 CE during the reign of Sultan Iltutmish.
PilibhitPilibhit is a city and a municipal board of Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pilibhit is the north-easternmost district of Bareilly division, situated in the Rohilkhand region of the sub-Himalayan Plateau belt next to foothills of Sivalik Range on the boundary of Nepal, known for the origin of river Gomati and one of the most forest-rich areas in North India. Pilibhit was also known as Bansuri Nagari – the land of flutes, for making and exporting roughly 95% of India's flutes.
MeerutMeerut (hindî : मेरठ, Meraṭh) - ourdou : میرٹھ) est une ville de l'État indien de l'Uttar Pradesh, capitale de l'une des 18 divisions territoriales de cet État et chef-lieu du district homonyme. Meerut est située au nord-est de New Delhi. Meerut est la ville dans laquelle la Révolte des Cipayes a commencé en 1857. La cause de la rébellion contre les britanniques semble avoir été l'introduction de nouveaux fusils. Ces armes utilisaient des cartouches enveloppées dans de la graisse de bœuf et/ou de porc qui devaient être ouvertes à la bouche avant usage.
UttarakhandLUttarakhand (en sanskrit : sa et en उत्तराखण्ड, Uttarakhaṇḍ), ou Uttaranchal avant 2007, est un État indien situé dans le massif de l'Himalaya. Il est bordé par le Tibet (contrôlé par la Chine) au nord-est, le Népal au sud-est, et est voisin des États indiens de l'Himachal Pradesh et de l'Uttar Pradesh. Le Gange prend sa source dans l'État. C'est également dans le sud de l'Uttarakhand, à Haridwar, qu'il quitte l'Himalaya pour pénétrer dans la plaine du Gange.
