Mahoba
| Mahoba महोबा |
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Mahoba | ||
| Sub-district : | Mahoba | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 18 ′ N , 79 ° 53 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 210 m | ||
| Area : | 12.15 km² | ||
| Residents : | 95,216 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 7837 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 210427 | ||
| Website : | Mahoba District | ||
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Mahoba ( Hindi : महोबा ) is a district capital with around 120,000 inhabitants in the historic Bundelkhand region in the south of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .
location
The city of Mahoba lies between the northern foothills of the Vindhya Mountains and the Ganges plain at a height of approx. 210 m above sea level. d. M. The distance from Kanpur is approx. 146 km (driving distance) in a southerly direction; the temple city of Khajuraho is another 50 km south. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 1200 mm / year) falls almost exclusively during the summer monsoon months .
population
Official population statistics have only been kept and published since 1991.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 56,247 | 78,782 | 95.216 |
A good 75% of the predominantly Hindi and Bundeli- speaking population are Hindus , around 23.5% are Muslims ; Sikhs , Buddhists , Jains and Christians etc. are numerically small minorities. The male population clearly exceeds the female population.
economy
Agriculture in the surrounding villages forms the basis for urban life. Mahoba is famous for its Paan fields. Small traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds have settled in the city itself. There are hospitals, secondary schools and small industries.
history
Almost nothing is known about the city's earlier history; the region belonged to the Maurya , Gupta and Pratihara empires, none of which left any archaeologically usable traces in Mahoba. It was not until the rulers of the Chandella dynasty, which dominated from the 9th to 12th centuries, that several smaller lakes were created and surrounded by temples and temple ponds. In the late 12th century, Prithviraj III conquered . Chauhan (r. 1178–1192), the last great medieval Rajput prince , the city that came under the rule of the Sultanate of Delhi , founded in 1206, a few years later . In the 1540s, a Chandella prince made himself independent again and took a position against the usurper Sher Khan Suri in the Kalinjar Fort about 100 km away . In the 1560s, Rani Durgavati administered the area; their troops were, however, by the army of the Grand Mogul Akbar I hit. Already under the reign of the last great Mughal ruler Aurangzeb , the Peshwas of the Marathas took control of the region, which passed temporarily to the warrior prince Chhatrasal and his successor around 1700 . In 1803, the Marathas handed the entire Bundelkhand region over to the British , but until 1858 they were subordinate to the governors ( subahdars ) of Jalaun .
Attractions
- Most of Mahoba's sights are located near the three lakes ( sagars ) in the south of the city.
- At Madan Sagar is the Kakramath temple, which is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva .
- When Rahila Sagar the ruins of a former stands Surya TEMPLE.
- In the north of the city, built in the 18th century earns Eidgah - Mosque attention. Eidgah mosques do not have a prayer room, but only consist of an open courtyard and a qibla wall - sometimes with a mihrab niche and a minbar pulpit; Laterally attached minarets with balcony balconies complete the overall picture.
Web links
- Mahoba, history and monuments - Quick Facts (English)
- Mahoba, history and monuments - Photos and brief information (English)