Place · Khandesh commerce centre · India
Jalgaon
Also known as Jalgaon
The commercial city of Jalgaon in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, in the Khandesh region on the Tapi river. The city was a Nizam Shahi (1540-1636) and Mughal subah of Khandesh commercial centre, held by the Peshwa Maratha and the Holkar Marathi until British absorption in 1818. Jalgaon became a key banana-trading centre after the 1860s Great Indian Peninsula Railway. The city produces 25% of India's bananas (Jalgaon Banana GI tag 2016) and 60% of India's gold-plated jewelry (the 'Jalgaon-dagina' artisan tradition). The adjacent Ajanta Caves (60 km south), the Pal mountain forts and the 2-century BCE Pitalkhora Buddhist caves anchor the Jalgaon-Khandesh archaeological heritage. The Bhavarlal Jain Hills (2003 Jain Hills founded by Bhavarlal Jain, the Jain Irrigation Systems founder) sit 10 km north.
- Function
- Trade & production
- Patron dynasty
- Nizam Shahi · Mughal · Maratha · British Raj · Indian Union
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 21.008, 75.563
Connections (1)
- Site adjacencyAjantā caves
The Ajanta Caves sit 60 kilometres south of Jalgaon city on the Satmala range escarpment, in the Jalgaon-Aurangabad border region of Maharashtra. The 2-century BCE to 7-century CE Buddhist rock-cut cave complex is reached from the Jalgaon railway station via the 1819 John Smith rediscovery route. Jalgaon has served as the modern commercial gateway for Ajanta tourism since the 1860s Great Indian Peninsula Railway opening. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.
Sources
Standard reference; district gazetteer and Wikipedia.
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