page_title: Moradabad
hierarchical_section_title: Moradabad
caption_attribution_description: English: Skyline of Moradabad
context_page_description: Moradabad is a city, commissionary and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
  Founded by Rustam Khan, the governor of Katehar under the Mughal emperor Shahjahan, Moradabad was named after prince Murad Bakhsh, the youngest son of the emperor. After its establishment, the city soon replaced Sambhal as the seat of the Governor of Katehar. Moradabad was subsequently annexed into the Kingdom of Rohilkhand by Ali Mohammed Khan in 1740. The city came under the control of Awadh State in 1774 and was ceded to the British East India Company by the Nawab of Awadh in 1801.
  Moradabad is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of 167 km from the national capital, New Delhi and 344 km north-west of the state capital Lucknow. The city is known as Pital Nagri for its famous brass handicrafts industry. It is also the divisional headquarters of Northern Railway.
context_section_description: Moradabad (pronunciation ) is a city, commissionary and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
  Founded by Rustam Khan, the governor of Katehar under the Mughal emperor Shahjahan, Moradabad was named after prince Murad Bakhsh, the youngest son of the emperor. After its establishment, the city soon replaced Sambhal as the seat of the Governor of Katehar. Moradabad was subsequently annexed into the Kingdom of Rohilkhand by Ali Mohammed Khan in 1740. The city came under the control of Awadh State in 1774 and was ceded to the British East India Company by the Nawab of Awadh in 1801.
  Moradabad is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of 167 km (104 mi) from the national capital, New Delhi and 344 km north-west of the state capital Lucknow. The city is known as Pital Nagri ("Brass City") for its famous brass handicrafts industry. It is also the divisional headquarters of Northern Railway (NR).
caption: Skyline of Moradabad
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