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Dowlatābād (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 25 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.4167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 064 55 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 64.9167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was major medieval fortified center; captured by Ala-ud-din of Khilja dynasty in 1296; was capital of India in 1339; held by various Muslim rulers; declined in 17th century; came under Hyderabad from ca. 1710. |
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| Dowlatābād (preferred,C,V)
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| Daulatabad (C,V)
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| Daulatābād (C,V)
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| Dowlatabad (C,V)
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| Deogiri (H,V)
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| Devagiri (H,V)
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| Shirin Tagao (H,V)
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| Shirin Tagāo (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded ca. 1185 |
| town (C) |
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| fortified settlement (H) |
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