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United Provinces, former name of the NetherlandsUnited Provinces: see Netherlands Netherlands , Du. Nederland or Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, officially Kingdom of the Netherlands, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 16,407,000), 15,963 sq mi (41,344 sq km), NW Europe...... Click the link for more information. . United Provinces, former state, IndiaUnited Provinces, former state, N India, now almost coextensive with the modern state of Uttar Pradesh. The United Provinces embraced the plain of the Ganges, the heartland of India. This region was the scene of the ancient Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Invasions, battles, and the rise of great kingdoms occurred there. Many Hindu pilgrims flock to the holy cities along the Ganges, notably Allahabad Allahabad , city (1991 pop. 844,546), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. On the site of Prayag, an ancient Indo-Aryan holy city, Allahabad is at the junction of two sacred rivers, the Yamuna and the Ganges...... Click the link for more information. and Varanasi Varanasi , formerly Benares , city (1991 pop. 1,030,863), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India, on the Ganges River. Although a rail hub and trade center, Varanasi is chiefly important as a holy city. ..... Click the link for more information. . The east, as the scene of Buddha's life, remains sacred to Buddhism. Though the region was overwhelmingly Hindu in population, it was under Muslim rule from the 12th to the 18th cent. Great Britain first acquired territory there in 1764. The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was formed in 1877 by merging the presidency of Agra and the kingdom of Oudh Oudh , historic region of N central India, now part of the state of Uttar Pradesh. Its early history centers around the ancient kingdom of Kosala, which had Ayodhya (formerly Oudh) as its capital. The region passed under Gupta rule in the 4th cent. A.D. ..... Click the link for more information. . The provincial area was occupied by rebels in the Indian Mutiny Indian Mutiny, 1857–58, revolt that began with Indian soldiers in the Bengal army of the British East India Company but developed into a widespread uprising against British rule in India. It is also known as the Sepoy Rebellion, sepoys being the native soldiers. ..... Click the link for more information. . After the partition of India in 1947, many Muslims migrated from the United Provinces to Pakistan. In 1950 the new state of Uttar Pradesh was formed. United Provinces (United Provinces of Agra and Oudh), from 1902 to 1950, a province of India composed of the historic regions of Agra and Oudh. In 1950 the United Provinces became the state of Uttar Pradesh in the Republic of India. United Provinces (Republic of the United Provinces), seven Netherlands provinces (Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Geld- erland, Friesland, Groningen, and Overijssel) that, as a result of the Netherlands bourgeois revolution of the 16th century, freed themselves from Spanish rule and established the first bourgeois republic in the world. The leading province of Holland gave its name to the Republic of Holland and to the country. The United Provinces existed until 1795. (SeeNETHERLANDS, THE: Historical survey.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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