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RM, Aurangabad, Maharashtra → Aurangabad, Moved, 2 September 2019, discussion
RM, Aurangabad → Sambhajinagar, Not moved, 29 June 2022, discussion
RM, Aurangabad → Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Not moved, 1 July 2023, discussion

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Add references to it's historical name "khadki" which is not in current use Pratiwiki (talk) 20:29, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please list the references that you want to add below. If you can please use Template:Citation for each of them.-- Toddy1 (talk) 22:00, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Update the name to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar

It hurts to see despite the official name of the city being Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar the title of the page is Aurangabad

Please update the title and mention Aurangabad was the older name 14.142.106.77 (talk) 04:19, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done On the English Wikipedia, we use the WP:COMMONNAME in English, not the WP:OFFICIALNAME - Please see the archives for previous discussions. - Arjayay (talk) 09:29, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

pls Update the Name to Chattrapati Sambhaji nagar

you can Say that formally referred as Aurangabad Nitaant Mahajan 2 (talk) 10:53, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See the section directly above this one. --Hammersoft (talk) 12:11, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Hammersoft sir I didn't Understand by what you meant

which section can you Provide me any link Nitaant Mahajan 2 (talk) 03:49, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The link is Talk:Aurangabad#Update the name to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar -- Toddy1 (talk) 06:59, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, the word "formally" means "officially".^Dictionary -- Toddy1 (talk) 07:02, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Toddy1 oh sorry There seems to be a mistake from my side

I meant Formerly not Formally

sorry

But pls change it if possible Nitaant Mahajan 2 (talk) 07:49, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Again, no. See the section on this talk page immediately preceding this one. --Hammersoft (talk) 12:20, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]