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Bareilly is a city in Uttar Pradesh in India. Home to some 1 million people, Bareilly ranks seventh-largest metropolis in Uttar Pradesh.

Overview

Bareilly is a city in Uttar Pradesh in India. Home to some 1 million people, Bareilly ranks seventh-largest metropolis in Uttar Pradesh. It is a crowded, hectic city where pedestrians compete with cars and rickshaws on what are quite narrow and congested streets.

Historical Timeline

1657

The foundation of the modern City of Bareilly foundation was laid by Mughal governor Mukrand Rai in 1657 during the rule of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.

1940

It was during the first excavations at Ahichchhatra (1940–44) that the painted grey ware, associated with the advent of the Aryans in the Ganges–Yamuna Valley, was recognised for the first time in the earliest levels of the site.

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Alakhnath Temple

Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat

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Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Dargah Tajush Shariah

Notable Figures

Alakhnath Temple

Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat

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