History Of Aurangabad

Aurangabad History

Malik Amber an Ethiopian slave was the main architect of Aurangabad city which was built in 1610 A.D. at the site of village Khadki a barren land at the western end of Marathwada region. Malik Amber was an architect of great order; he designed many buildings and gates of Aurangabad. His main creation was a canalled water supply system which used to supply water for the needs of whole city of seven lacks population then. 

The cannels or Nehars were built in stones or clays and ran across the whole city from their sources based in nearby mountains or other water bodies. Some of the nehars are still functional and perennially provide water to the residents. Prince Aurangzeb became viceroy of Aurangabad for second time in 1653, to pay a tribute to his mother Dilras Bano Begum his son Azam Shah built Bibi Ka Makbara in the year 1660. In the year 1720 Nizam-Ul-Mulk Asif Jha made Aurangabad as his capital but the capital was transferred to Hydrabad in 1763. 

After India’s Independence in 1947 the state of Nizam refused to join Indian Union, but Aurangabad (Marathwada) was liberated and merged in Bombay state after a police action in 1948. Aurangabad (Marathwadw) was in Nizam state till 1956 when it was transferred to Bombay state. In the year 1960 Bombay was bifurgated into Gujarat and Maharashtra and Aurangabad remained with Maharashtra from then onwards. Since then Aurangabad has been prominent city in the marathwada region of Maharathwada. It is an important city in the tourist map of Maharashtra. Also an important industrial hub in the region, many important industries like liquor, automobiles, electronics and electrical goods etc are functioning here since long. Now a wagon building plant is coming up in Shendra industrial area of the city and an IT hub is a promising development planned for Aurangabad.