Pindrawal

Pindrawal is a town in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, India[1] Rohilkhand railway station is about 4 km away from Pindrawal.

History

Pindrawal was a zamindari during British India belonging to dynasty of Lalkhani Badgujar, Muslim Rajput community.[2]

Pindrawal was established in 12th century AD by Rawal of Meo tribe. Later during Mughal period Syed Bakir Ali Khan received 24 villages out of total 88 villages Pindrawal estate.[3]

Pindrawal gets its name from words Pind meaning a hill and Rawal meaning Rao, thus translated to Rao of Pind.[3]

Among archaeological interest, Pindrawal grey ware red ware of the Shunga-Kushan period and medieval era have been found.[3]

Nawabs of Pindrawal

Raja Baqar Ali Khan donated a substantial amount of money to build MAO College, Aligarh.[8] He also built and donated Bulandshahr Town Hall.[5][9]

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Francis Robinson (3 December 2007). Separatism Among Indian Muslims: The Politics of the United Provinces' Muslims, 1860-1923. Cambridge University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-521-04826-2.
  3. 1 2 3 E.T. Atkinson, ed. (1876). Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the North-western Provinces of India.
  4. ↑ Sir Sayyid Aḥmad K̲h̲ān̲ (1967). Selected documents from the Aligarh Archives. published for the Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, by Asia Publishing House.
  5. 1 2 Thomas R. Metcalf (2002). An Imperial Vision: Indian Architecture and Britain's Raj. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-565602-2.
  6. ↑ RAJA OF KOTAHA & PINDRAWAL
  7. ↑ Raja Ahmad Ali Khan of Pindrawal
  8. ↑ Shan Muhammad (2002). Education & Politics from Sir Syed to the Present Day. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7648-275-2.
    Demetrius Charles Boulger (1902). Asian Review. East West.
    Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. G. Bell and Sons. 1901.
  9. ↑ Official Report of the Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-84: Compiled Under the Orders of the Executive Committee. Bengal Secretariat Press. 1885.

Coordinates: 28°07′N 78°12′E / 28.117°N 78.200°E / 28.117; 78.200

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