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The neighbourhood was earlier a village known as Bhambwade, with the name changing over time to Bhamburde.<ref name="Rao1990">{{cite book|author=Ratna N. Rao|title=Social Organisation in an Indian Slum: Study of a Caste Slum|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_vgRUgXjEogC&pg=PA1|year=1990|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-186-1|pages=41–45}}</ref>
During the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] and [[British Raj|British]] periodsPeriods, Bhamburde Village's [[Patil (title)|Patil Watandar (Village chiefChief)]] cameand from[[Inamdar the(title)|Inamdar]] were Shirole [[Patil family(title)|Patil]] [[Inamdar (title)|Inamdar]] Family, members of which also served in the [[Maratha Army]].{{Citation, needed|date=AprilShirole 2024}}Family is now also a very well-known respected Family in Pune Maharashtra. In the [[Peshwa]] era, a handmade paper factory was located in the village. <ref>Ghori, S. A. K., and A. Rahman. "Paper technology in medieval India." Indian journal of history of science 1.2 (1966): 133-149.</ref>
Later, in the 19th century, [[Jangali Maharaj]], a [[Sufi]] saintSaint revered mainly by Hindus, settled down here. A temple with his tomb ([[Samadhi (shrine)|samadhiSamadhi]]) is located today inat Shivajinagar and a [[Listmajor of roadsroad in Pune#Jangali Jangli Maharaj Road|major road]] in the locality is named after him, Shirole Patil Inamdar Family is disciples of Sadhguru Shri Jangli Maharaj.<ref>Khizer, M.M., 1991. Sufism and social Integration. Sufism and Inter-tR" Understanding, p.94.[http://drasgharaliengineer.csss-isla.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Sufism.pdf#page=93]</ref>
The [[Inamdar (title)|Inamdar]] and [[Patil (title)|Patil Watandar]] of Bhamburde Village, Rajaram Naroji Shirole [[Patil (title)|Patil]] [[Inamdar (title)|Inamdar]], leased 37 acres of land at the foot of Hanuman Tekdi (hillHill) for 99 years to the [[Deccan Education Society]] in 1885. The society's best-known institution, [[Fergusson College]], was built on this land.<ref>Limaye, P.M., 1935. History of the Deccan Education Society, 1880-1935. MK Joshi, Secretary, Deccan Education Society, Poona.</ref>
In the early 20th century, WadarvadiWadarwadi, one of the oldest and biggest slums in Pune today, came up on unused land belonging to the Shirole Patil familyInamdar Family close to the [[Chaturshrungi Temple]] and at the foot of Hanuman Tekdi, near today's [[Pandurang Mahadev Bapat|Senapati Bapat]] Road.<ref name="Rao1990"/>{{rp|42}} WadarvadiWadarwadi is inhabited mainly by the formerly nomadic [[Waddar]] community.
A statue of [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj|Shivaji]] was installed in the locality in 1928. The Shri Shivaji military preparatory school was later established nearby.
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