Zamania
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Place details
- Locality
- Zamania
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 32,008
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Zamania
- Settlement.other_name
- Madan Banaras
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_alt
- Zamania in Map
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ghazipur
- Settlement.established_title
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Ghazipur district
- Area
- +9.36
- Elevation
- +56
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Early Hindu mythology
- The establishment of the town
- Demographics
- Tehsil
- See also
- References
Zamania is a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its municipal council is subordinate to the Ghazipur District. It is also the administrative head of Zamania tehsil,. It is also a very historical town, it derives its name from Ali Quli Khan Zaman, who was also known as Khan Zaman or Zaman Khan, he was a governor of Jaunpur, and Ghazipur during the time of Akbar.
==History== ===Early Hindu mythology=== According to Hindu mythology, Zamania was the place where Rishi Jamadagni (father of Lord Parashurama) had his ashrama. Jamdagni Ashram was located near the banks of the Ganges, a few miles from the town of Zamania, where a tributary of the Ganges joins the river after covering parts of Gang Barar.