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Urban developments may be divided into six periods. The periods are ancient, classic,
medieval, neo-classic, colonial, and modern. There are overlaps or transition years
between these periods. The origin of urban centers came into being as early as
6000-5000 B.C.
Urbanization is a process by which villages turn into towns and towns into cities and
so on. In India, bases of origin of urban centres were not different from that of the
western world. Towns primarily originated and developed in the areas which were fertile
agriculturally.
Most of the towns have village origin, and small towns have a substantial part of their
work force engaged in agriculture. Religion of towns also plays an important role in the
origin of towns.
Another significant base of origin of towns in India has been political. Princely states had
their capital cities originated, grew and even deserted with the beginning, rise and fall of
kingdoms during the course of history. Aurangabad is one such prominent example.
Location and Boundaries:
Aurangabad city is located on 19053'50'' north latitude and 75022'46'' east
longitude. The city is located 529 meters above mean sea level. Aurangabad sits in a
strategic position on the Deccan plateau. The city is surrounded by Vindhya ranges
and the river Kham passes through it.
Malik Ambar died in 1626.He was succeeded by his son Fateh Khan, who changed the
name of Kharki to Fatehnagar.
In 1653 when Prince Aurangzeb was appointed the viceroy of theDeccan for the second time, he made
Fatehnagar his capital and called it Aurangabad.
The city became the residence of Aurangzeb- the Mughal Emperor in 1681 and in 1682 Khan Jahan
Bahadur constructed a wall around Aurangabad to protect it against surprise attacks of Marathas.
The total number of gates in aurangabad came upto 52 Gates. This included the gates of Naukhanda
citade,Quila e Ark and the Fortified town wall
iAurangabad became the capital of the Nizam ul Mulk, who later moved his capital to Hyderabad and
became the Nizam there.
Since the princely state of Hyderabad was not known for its administration, cities like
Aurangabad languished, inspite of a glorious past and a resourceful and skilled
workforce
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) began acquiring land and setting up
industrial estates