Khuldabad Village
Khuldabad Village, 1908
(or Rauza). —Village in the Khuldabad taluk of Aurangabad District, Hyderabad State, situated in 20 degree 1' N. and 75 degree 12' E., 2,732* feet above sea-level and 500 feet above the plains, 14 miles north-west of Aurangabad city. Population (1901), 2,845. Khuldabad contains the tombs of Aurangzeb and of his son Azam Shah ; of Asaf J ah, the founder of the Hyderabad State ; of Nasir Jang, Nizam Shah, king of Ahmadnagar ; of Malik Ambar, the Nizam Shahi minister ; of Tana Shah, the last of the Kutb Shahi kings ; and of several Musalman saints. The former name of the place was Rauza, which was changed to Khuldabad in consequence of the title of Khuld Makan conferred on Aurangzeb after his death. The extensive ruins of the ancient Hindu city of Buddravanti are situated on an adjoining table-land. In addition to the taluk office, Khuldabad contains a post office, a school, a police amln's office, and a police station. It is largely resorted to as a sanitarium.
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
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.
