Burhanpur

Burhanpur, a town of India, in Nimar district, Central Provinces, on the north bank of the Tapti, 280 miles NE. of Bombay, and 2 from the railway station of Lâlbâgh. The remains of buildings show that the town extended over an area of 5 sq. m. when under the Moguls. Eight sets of aqueducts can still be traced. The city was taken by General Wellesley in 1803, but it was only in 1860 that Burhanpur came completely under control of the British government. The town contains a palace built by Akbar, and a mosque built by Anrungzebe. Although on the decline, there are still some manufactures of cotton and of muslin, silk, and brocade, for which the place was formerly notable. Pop. 32,252.