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Bardhaman (Pron: ˈbɑ:dəˌmən) ( Bengali: বর্ধমান) is a city of West Bengal state in eastern India. It is the headquarters of Bardhaman district, having become a district capital during the period of British rule. Burdwan, an alternative name for the city, has remained in use since that period.
The history of Burdwan is known from about 5000 BC (the Mesolithic or Late Stone Age). The origin of this name dates back to the 6th century BCE and is ascribed to Vardhaman Swami or Mahavira (599-527 BCE), the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, who spent some time in Astikagrama, according to the Jain scripture of Kalpasutra. This place was renamed as Vardhamana in his honour.
Bardhaman is a city in West Bengal.
Bardhaman or Burdwanor Barddhaman may also refer to:
- Burdwan division, West Bengal
- Bardhaman district, West Bengal
- Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision, West Bengal
- Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision, West Bengal
- Burdwan I (community development block), West Bengal
- Burdwan II (community development block), West Bengal
- Bardhamanbhukti, an ancient and medieval region/ territory
- Bardhaman Raj, a zamindari estate that flourished from about 1657 to 1955
- Burdwan (Zamindari), one of the largest and richest feudal estates in the province of Bengal
- Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal
- Bardhaman Purba (Lok Sabha constituency), in West Bengal
- Burdwan (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal, defunct from 2009
- Bardhaman Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (earlier called Burdwan North), West Bengal
- Bardhaman Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (earlier called Burdwan South), West Bengal