Malegaon Jahangir is a big town and headquarters of Malegaon

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in Washim subdivision of

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state in India. It is located on the state highway joining south-east Maharashtra and Vidarbha to southern India. Malegaon is on the main road which is between

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. It is a major junction for road-based transport. In medieval Prakrit, "Malla" was associated with wrestler. There is a legend that during the medieval period this town was the centre of wrestling in the Vidarbha and Marathwada region, hence the name Malegaon. Also, its strategic location made it famous and sometimes known as a gateway for Nijam Shahi and Mughals and it was a famous place where Shivaji mostly had come for Malneshwar Shivling Darshan.

History

Medieval period and Raje Udaram family -- Malegaon Jahagir was a part of Mughal Berar since 1595. It was the Jahagir of Mughal nobleman Raje Udaram Deshmukh of Mahur. Later his wife Rai bagan or Raibaghini was the ruler of Malegaon Jahagir. The word ''Jahagir'' in the name of village depicts the Jahagir of Raje Udaram. The historically famous house, ruled from Malegaon Jahagir to Mahur. After the fall of Mughal empire, the family got Parwancha from Maratha king Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj. In 1802, the jahagir of the house was divided into six parts viz. Malegaon jahangir, Wara Jahangir, Ansing, Washim, Mahur,

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and Kalamnuri among six brothers. Old district Gazetteer of Akola district, speaks about minor Jagirdar of branch of house namely, ''Gopalrao Kashirao Deshmukh''. Today, his descendants are known by the surname ‘Raje’. There is a Shanaishwar Mahadeo temple of House of Raje Udaram in Malegaon Jahagir. During the rule of Chhatrapati Shahu I, there was a continuous struggle between Nizam of Hyderabad, Bhosale of Nagpur and Peshwas for this part of berar. The territory was made a buffer state and the tax was divided into three parts for three different rulers. The house of Raje Udaram continued its rule as a Jahagirdar.

Location

Malegaon is 20 km from district headquarter

. 275 km from

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and 531 km from state capital

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Demographics

According to the 2011 Census the population of Malegaon is 50,322

Tourism

There are many temples in the Malegaon area such as Nagartas Devi Sansthan, Davha and Malneshvar Temple. The village named Shirpur Jain which is near to Malegaon famous for a statue of Lord Parshwanath which is stable in the air without support

Education

In Malegaon there are college named Ramrao Zhanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce. Others schools are N N Mundada High School and Science, Commerce, Arts Jr College.Shantikisan Junior college Kalambeshwar

Transport

Malegaon is well connected by road to other cities like Washim,

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Akola Akola () is a major city in the Vidarbha region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The third largest city in Eastern Maharashtra after Nagpur and Amravati, it is located about east of the state capital, Mumbai, and west of the second ca ...

, Karanja. Washim railway station is the nearest railway station from Malegaon. Jaulka railway station is the second railway station near Malegaon. The nearest international airport from Malegaon is the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport at

and

Amravati Amravati (/Marathi phonology, əmᵊɾɑʋᵊt̪iː/) is a city in Maharashtra located in the Vidarbha region. It is the ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India & second largest city in the Vidarbha region in terms of population. It is the ...

are other airports near Malegaon.

Modern Days

Now in modern days it is famous for cultivation of pulses, soya, wheat and other agricultural products. Another distinction is from the excellent printing industry this town offers.

References

Cities and towns in Washim district Talukas in Maharashtra {{Washim-geo-stub