North India · Uttar Pradesh
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
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About Moradabad
- Riverside
Where it is
Moradabad is a city on the Ramganga River in the Rohilkhand region of western Uttar Pradesh, about 165 km east of New Delhi.
History
Moradabad was refounded in the 17th century on the site of the older town of Chaupala by Rustam Khan, governor of Katehar under the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who built a fort and the Jama Masjid by the river. It later formed part of Rohilla-ruled Rohilkhand before passing to the British, and in the 20th century its metalworkers made it a centre of brassware exported worldwide.
People
Hindi and Urdu are the main languages. Generations of artisans cast, engrave and polish brass in small workshops, and much of the city's life is bound up with the metalware export trade.
Known for
- Brassware and metal handicrafts
- Its nickname Pital Nagri, the brass city
- The 17th-century Jama Masjid
Did you know?
Moradabad is named after Prince Murad Bakhsh, a son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, and its metal crafts make up a large share of India's handicraft exports.
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