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      • The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh, which was founded in 1665 by Azam, son of Vikramajit. Vikramajit was a descendant of Gautam Rajputs of Mehnagar in Pargana Nizamabad who like some of his predecessors had embraced Islam.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nizamabad,_Uttar_PradeshNizamabad, Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia

    Nizamabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Azamgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city is well known for its black clay pottery. [3]

  4. www.thesikhencyclopedia.com › punjab › nizamabadNIZAMABAD - The Sikh Encyclopedia

    NIZAMABAD, a small town in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, was visited both by Guru Nanak and Guru Tegh Bahadur. According to local tradition, the former stayed here for 21 days. Guru Tegh Bahadur came to Nizamabad in 1670 while travelling back to the Punjab from the eastern parts.

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  6. azamgarh.nic.in › tourist-place › nizamabad-blackNizamabad Black Pottery | District Azamgarh, Government of ...

    Sep 15, 2024 · Nizamabad-Azamgarh is known for its Black Pottery. According to mythological beliefs, the feudal rulers, influenced by the Persian style, had called artisans to live in this city to make utensils, fruits.

  7. 30stades.com › 2020/08/03 › how-nizamabads-500-yearHow Nizamabad’s 500-year-old black pottery is regaining lost ...

    Aug 3, 2020 · Nizamabad’s black clay pottery was registered for the Geographical Indication tag in December 2015. And it’s clear why. The process is tedious and time-consuming, but more importantly, it is the clay of Nizamabad that makes it perfect for black pottery.

  8. www.caleidoscope.in › black-pottery-of-nizamabad-1Black Pottery of Nizamabad – The Magical Poetry in Clay!

    Jul 2, 2022 · Amazing black pottery of Nizamabad, produced in the Azamgarh area of Uttar Pradesh, India, is a distinctive form of clay pottery distinguished by its dark glossy body with etched silver designs.

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AzamgarhAzamgarh - Wikipedia

    Azamgarh is also known as the land of the sage Durvasa whose ashram was located in Phulpur tehsil, near the confluence of Tamsa and Majhuee rivers, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Phulpur. The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh, which was founded in 1665 by Azam, son of Vikramajit.

  10. www.folkartopedia.com › archive › black-pottery-ofBlack Pottery of Nizamabad-Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh

    One such art is found in the heart of the country in the state of Uttar Pradesh, known as Nizamabad-Azamgarh black pottery. The moment the word pottery comes to our mind, we assume it just being a mold of clay from a potter’s wheel.