Sleemanabad
Encyclopedia
Sleemanabad is a village in Madhya Pradesh
, India
, approximately 62 km from Jabalpur and 32 km from Katni.
, a British soldier and administrator during the colonial period
.
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, approximately 62 km from Jabalpur and 32 km from Katni.
Etymology
Sleemanabad, literally "Sleeman's town", was named after William Henry SleemanWilliam Henry Sleeman
Sir William Henry Sleeman was a British soldier and administrator in India.A great admirer of India's rich natural beauty, he was born in Stratton, Cornwall, the son of Philip Sleeman, a yeoman and supervisor of excise of St Tudy...
, a British soldier and administrator during the colonial period
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
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