Burhanpur
Burhanpur is a district in the State of Madhya Pradesh in India. District Burhanpur is located in Tapti valley. It touches the northern border of the Maharashtra State. It is divided in 2 development blocks namely Burhanpur and Khaknar. It consists of 3 tehsils namely Nepanagar, Burhanpur & Khaknar.As per census 2001, the district had a population of 253817.
History
This historical city was founded in about 1400 AD. by the prince Nasir Khan. It was once the capital during the Mughals (Akbar) rule in India. The Asirgarh fort was known as 'the door of the south', since without wining this fort it was believed impossible to have control on southern india.In 1536 A.D., the Mughal Emperor Humayun, after his conquest of Gujarat, had visited Burhanpur and Asirgarh via Baroda, Broach (Bharuch) & Surat. Raja Ali Khan (1576-1596 A.D.), also known as Adil Shah, was asked to submit to Akbar, when the latter had sent an expedition to Khandesh, in the summer of 1577 A.D. The former, to avoid the unequal contest with the mighty Akbar, dropped his royal title of Shah and accepted the Suzerainty of Akbar.This marked an epoch in the Deccan policy of the Mughals, for Khandesh was used as a base for the future Conquest of Deccan. Raja Ali Khan constructed many buildings like Jama Masjid in the upper portion of the fort of Asir in 1588 A.D., Jama Masjid at Burhanpur in 1590 A.D., Idgah at Asir, mausoleums & Serai at Burhanpur and Serai & Mosque at Zainabad.
Bahadur Khan (1596-1600 A.D.) successor of Raja Ali Khan declared his independence & refused to pay homage to Akbar & his son Prince Daniyal, which enraged Akbar, who marched towards Burhanpur in 1599 and occupied the City without any opposition on 8th April 1600 A.D. Akbar paid a visit to Asirgarh, so as to inspect it personally, where he stayed for 4 days before returning to his Head Quarter at Burhanpur.
Prince Khurram was nominated as the Governor of the Deccan in 1617 AD, by Jahangir to succeed Prince Parviz, and was bestowed the title of Shah by Jahangir. Khurram led the Mughal army to a peaceful victory by which Jahangir was pleased with his success & conferred him the title of Shah Jahan on 12th October, 1617 AD. After the death of Jahangir in 1627, Shah Jahan ascended the throne of Mughal empire. Due to troubled conditions in the Deccan, he reached Burhanpur (Deccan) on the 1st March 1630, where he stayed for the following two years, conducting operations against Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, and Golkunda. On 7th June 1631, Shah Jahan lost his beloved & favourite wife Mumtaz Mahall at Burhanpur, and her body was buried at first in the Garden of Zainabad, across the river Tapti. Early in December of the same year (1631 AD), the remains of her body were sent to Agra. Later on 6th March 1632, Shah Jahan left Burhanpur for the north, after appointing Mahabat Khan as the viceroy of the Deccan.
From the mid 16th Century to the early 18th century, the Nimar region (including Burhanpur, East Nimar,West Nimar Barwani District), was under the rule/impact of Aurangzeb, Bahadur Shah (Mughals), Peshwas, Sindhia, Holkar & Pawar (Marathas), Pindaris etc. Later from early part of the mid 18th century, the management of the Nimar region came under the British.
Politics
Assembly constituencies and their areas after delimitation order of 2008179 Nepanagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - 1). Nepanagar Tehsil, 2). Khaknar Tehsil and 3). 4. Nimbola, 8. Jainabad, 9. Dongargaon, 10. Daryapur Kala and 11. Badziri Patwari Circles of Burhanpur-R.I.Circle of Burhanpur Tehsil.
180 Burhanpur Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1). 1. Biroda, 2. Chinchala, 3. Borgaon Khurd, 5. Emagird, 6. Loni and 7. Bahadarpur Patwari Circles of Burhanpur-R.I.Circle of Burhanpur Tehsil, 2).Shahpur -R.I. Circle of Burhanpur Tehsil, 3). Shahpur (NP)-NPT and 4). Burhanpur (M).