Ramnagar

Ramnagar, two towns of India: (1) a town of the North-western Provinces, stands on the right bank of the Ganges, 2 miles above Benares. It contains a palace, the residence of the rajah of Benares, which rises from the banks of the sacred stream by a number of fine gháts or flights of stairs. There is a fort, and whips and wicker-work chairs are manufactured. Pop. 11,859.—(2) A town of the Punjab, on the Chenab River, 28 miles NW. of Gujranwala. It was a place of great importance in the 18th century, being then known as Rasulnagar, but was stormed by the Sikhs under Ranjit Singh in 1795, and its name changed to Ramnagar. It is now a place of only 6830 inhabitants, who make leathern vessels. A large fair is held here every April.