page_title: Bina Etawa
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bina Etawa / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Khimlasa Fort near Bina Etawa.
context_page_description: Bina is a city and a municipality in the Etawa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Bina is the district headquarters of Bina-Etawa District. The city is an important center of economic and industrial activities for the state. It is situated near important places and historical sites such as Bhopal, Vidisha, Sanchi and Chanderi. B.O.R.L, the only oil refinery of central India is located in Bina, a thermal power plant, and a high voltage power station. This region is famous for its high quality wheat, and Bina is an important agricultural processing center. Bina also contains an important railway junction. The route from Delhi-Mumbai and Lucknow-Chennai & from Katni-Kota passes through Bina Railway Junction. Furthermore, Malkhedi Railway Junction is also located in Bina, beside this Agasod, Mahadeokhedi, karod Bypass & Mandibamora railway station r also future station.
  Historically, Bina Etawa is famous for the city Eran which is located near the city along the bank of the Bina River. Eran was the capital of Airikina Pradesha or Airkina Vishaya, an administrative division of the Gupta empire. It is among the oldest cities found in the region.
context_section_description: Bina city was earlier known as Etawa. Etawa is the name of the village earlier present in the area. Later in 1923, Bina Railway Junction was founded in the area with its name derived from the Bina River flowing nearby. The new name was chosen to dismiss any ambiguity between the Itawa located in Uttar Pradesh. Later all administrative documents started using the name Bina-Etawa, and therefore, the municipal corporation was also named as Bina-Etawa Municipal Corporation.
  Also the Khimlasa Fort located near the city is an important destination to understand the history of the region. Khimlasa is said to have been founded by a Mohammedan noble and was the mahal in the sarkar of Raisen of the subah of Malwa. The town of Khimlasa is enclosed within a fortified wall built of stone rubble more or less coursed.
caption: Khimlasa Bina
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