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''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''

=Banur Town=
Head-quarters of the tahsil of the same name in
the Pinjaur nizamat, Patiala State, Punjab, situated in 30 34' N. and
76 47' E., 10 miles north-east of Rajpura. Population (1901), 5,610,
compared with 6,671 in 1881, a decrease due to its distance from the
railway and an unhealthy climate. The ruins that surround it testify
to its former importance. Its ancient name is said to have been Pushpa
or Popa Nagri or Pushpawati, ' the city of flowers ' ; and it was once
famous for the scent distilled from its chambeli gardens, an industry
which has all but disappeared. First mentioned in Babar's memoirs,
it became a mahal of the government of Sirhind under Akbar. It was
wrested from the Mughal empire by the Singhpuria Sikhs and Amar
Singh, Raja of Patiala, after the fall of Sirhind in 1763 ; and eventually
it came into the exclusive possession of Patiala. It was defended by
the old imperial fort of Zulmgarh and one of more recent date. The
tomb of Malik Sulaiman, father of the Saiyid ruler Khizr Khan, is
shown in the town. Banur has now no trade worth mention, but
contains a vernacular middle school and a dispensary.

Banur Town - Revision history

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OXFORD, AT THE CLA..."