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In 750A.D The Rashtrakut Dynasty ruled the Punewadi, now called Pune Poona to the old diehards. Later in the 1600s the great Hindu king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj rebuilt the town devastated by invasions. During the Maratha regime, the Peshwas (Prime Minister) ruled from the famous citadel, Shaniwar Wada. This was the seat of power until the British took over and burnt the 7-storyed building in the Shaniwar Wada. The city of Pune also gave great national leaders like Lokmanya Tilak during the independence movement. In 1856 the Pune-Mumbai rail track and the Khadakwasla Dam in 1857 was constructed. Later many colleges were established gradually, the Deccan college, the college of Engineering and the Ferguson college. In 1857, the office of the Department of Meteorology was shifted from Simla to Pune. The first Textile Mill was built in 1893 by Raja Bahadur Motilal Pittie.
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