"During World War II, the locality of Bairagarh was a prisoner-of-war camp. After independence, the Bairagarh camp was used to house Hindu refugees from Pakistan. Muslims from across India also migrated to Bhopal in large numbers, seeking the security of the largest Muslim state after Hyderabad. In 1961, half of the residents of Bhopal were migrants. ... The city of Bhopal that stands today was established by Afghan chief Dost Mohammed Khan during Aurangzeb’s reign. Dost Mohammed carved out his own small kingdom. Muslim control over the city was sustained until independence, through collaboration with the British."
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Kim Fortun, in Advocacy After Bhopal: Environmentalism, Disaster, New Global Orders (24 July 2001), p. 160
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Bhopal is the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Bhopal district. The city was the capital of the former Bhopal State.
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