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'''Bilochpura''' (, ), also known as '''Balochpura''' (, ) is a hamlet in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Yahoo2018"/> It is home to approximately 8,000 people of the [[Baloch people|Balochi]] ethnic group.<ref name="NI2018">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== History ==
Balochpura is home to approximately 8,000 people of the [[Baloch people|Balochi]] ethnic group.<ref name="NI2018"/> The ancestors of these individuals were from [[Baluchistan Agency|Balochistan]] and were employed as artillerymen in the army of Mughal Indian emperor [[Babur]] during the time of the [[First Battle of Panipat]] in 1526.<ref name="Yahoo2018"/> They decided to remain in the area, which was named after their homeland, after "the Balochis fell in love with the plush landscape of the Gangetic plain and chose to settle down on the banks of the Yamuna."<ref name="Yahoo2018">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
The city of Bilochpura has been awarded the title of 'Kranti Gram' by the [[Government of India]] as its residents "fought in the army of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadurshah Zafar against the British."<ref name="Rai2016"></ref>
In 2018, [[Baloch nationalism|Balochi separatist]] leader Mazdak Dilshad Baloch visited Bilochpura with his wife to gather support from the Balochi Indian residents of the village.<ref name="Rai2016"/>
== References ==
[[Category:Cities and towns in Bagpat district]]
[[Category:Baloch diaspora]]
== History ==
Balochpura is home to approximately 8,000 people of the [[Baloch people|Balochi]] ethnic group.<ref name="NI2018"/> The ancestors of these individuals were from [[Baluchistan Agency|Balochistan]] and were employed as artillerymen in the army of Mughal Indian emperor [[Babur]] during the time of the [[First Battle of Panipat]] in 1526.<ref name="Yahoo2018"/> They decided to remain in the area, which was named after their homeland, after "the Balochis fell in love with the plush landscape of the Gangetic plain and chose to settle down on the banks of the Yamuna."<ref name="Yahoo2018">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
The city of Bilochpura has been awarded the title of 'Kranti Gram' by the [[Government of India]] as its residents "fought in the army of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadurshah Zafar against the British."<ref name="Rai2016"></ref>
In 2018, [[Baloch nationalism|Balochi separatist]] leader Mazdak Dilshad Baloch visited Bilochpura with his wife to gather support from the Balochi Indian residents of the village.<ref name="Rai2016"/>
== References ==
[[Category:Cities and towns in Bagpat district]]
[[Category:Baloch diaspora]]
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