Umballa
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Umballa was a city in northern India that served as an important military and administrative center during the British colonial period, now known as Ambala in the state of Haryana.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former name of city
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | district headquarters (colonial era) ⓘ |
| alternateTransliterationOf | Ambala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | troop movements during Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid subtropical ⓘ |
| colonialFunction |
administrative headquarters
ⓘ
military cantonment ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| garrisonTown | true ⓘ |
| governedBy | British colonial authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadCantonmentBarracks | true ⓘ |
| hadCantonmentChurches | true ⓘ |
| hadCantonmentHospital | true ⓘ |
| hadMilitaryCantonment | true ⓘ |
| hadRailConnectionTo |
Delhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalka NERFINISHED ⓘ Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSpellingVariant |
Umballa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umballah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Grand Trunk Road corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Haryana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab Province, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| nearbyGeographicFeature | Shivalik Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowKnownAs | Ambala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postIndependenceCountry | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postIndependenceName | Ambala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayDistrict | Ambala district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayState | Haryana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayUrbanSuccessor |
Ambala Cantonment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ambala City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayJunction | true ⓘ |
| region | Doab region vicinity ⓘ |
| roleInColonialSystem | support base for frontier and hill stations ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
military center ⓘ |
| significance | key node in British military logistics in northern India ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | high ⓘ |
| timePeriod | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| transportRole | staging point between plains and Himalayan foothills ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Indian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British colonial administration ⓘ |
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