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Balasore, also known as Baleswar, [4] is a city in the state of Odisha, about 215 km (134 mi) from the state capital Bhubaneswar and 300 km (186 mi) from Kolkata, in eastern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Balasore district and the largest city as well as health and educational hub of northern Odisha.
Balasore District, also known as Baleswar District, [3] is an administrative district of Odisha state, in eastern India. Balasore is one of the coastal districts of Odisha and lies on the northernmost part of the state.
The Battle of Balasore (Danish: Slaget ved Balasore) was an engagement between Bengali and English ships against Danish ships at Balasore.When the English failed to persuade the Danes, the Bengalis started attacking the English vessel, yet the English were rescued by the Dutch.
The state was bounded in the north and west by the State of Mayurbhanj and in the south by Balasore District. As of 1940, Nilgiri State had a population of 73,109 and an area of 263 square miles (680 km 2). In 1949 it was merged into Balasore District. [4]
The legend tells that Hajrat Swale Mohammad from Baghdad, Iraq named afterwards as ‘Bhujakhia Pir’ had come to Orissa in the 16th century and devoted himself to the service of mankind, especially to the service of Cholera victims.In his begging, he asked for the daily food of the people of Balasore and only the bhuja (Puffed Rice/Mudhi)which was always available in all the houses.
It looks like Prof. Majumdar has focused Gupta period when Kalinga indeed had shrunk till Mahanadi in north. Some Jain chronicles while describing about Jain Tirthankara Pasvanath notes, when he came to Kalinga to preach Jainism, he took rest in a place in Balasore district of Odisha. [9] Balasore is north of Baitarani river and borders Bengal.
Balasore remained as a Danish trading post and factory until 1643 or 1644, when Malik Beg, the Mughal governor of Balasore, came in a quarrel with the Danish factors. [4] It is said that Malik Beg poisoned the Danish inhabitants, which were about 40 people, [5] and seized their goods, which they had acquired from the area. [4]
The Battle of Tukaroi, also known as the Battle of Bajhaura or the Battle of Mughulmari, [2] was fought between the Mughal Empire and the Bengal Sultanate on 3 March 1575 near the village of Tukaroi in present-day Balasore District of Odisha. It resulted in a Mughal victory and greatly weakened the Bengal Sultanate. [1]