Nandura
city
Nandura (नांदुरा) is a city in Buldhana district in Maharashtra state. Nandura is the headquarters of Nandura taluka. Nandura is situated on the National Highway 53 and the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line. The municipality of Nandura was established during the British Raj in 1931.
Banaits were the main leaders at ancient times. Lanjulkars were prominent beer and wine suppliers. The place is major supplier of milk products to all nearby areas.
History
According to 'Mahagovind Sutant' a Buddhist novel, Nandura was established in ancient time. It was capital of Asmaka kingdom (one of the 16 ancient kingdoms (Mahajanapadas) in ancient India (2600 B.C.). Nandura was called as 'Potan' at that time.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q546955. Authority coordinates are 20.833, 76.460. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1931.
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