Bareilly

Bareilly
/beuh ray"lee/, n.
a city in N central Uttar Pradesh, in N India. 326,127.
Also, Bareli.

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India
      city, central Uttar Pradesh state, northern India, on the Ramganga River. Founded in 1537, the city was built largely by the Mughal governor Makrand Ray. It later became the capital of the Rohillas, a migrant clan that gained control of the surrounding territory. In 1774 the ruler of Oudh conquered the area with British aid, and Bareilly was ceded to the British in 1801. It was a centre of the 1857–58 Indian Mutiny against British rule. Situated at a major rail and road junction, it is a trade centre for agricultural products. Industries include sugar processing and cotton ginning and pressing. Bareilly is the site of MJP Rohilkhand University (1975), Bareilly College (1837), and the Invertis Institute of Management Studies. The Indian Veterinary Research Institute is in the suburb of Izatnagar. Bareilly has many fine mosques. The ancient fortress city of Ahicchattra near Bareilly is believed to have been visited by the Buddha. Pop. (2001) 718,395.

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