GHAZIABAD, a town of British India in the Meerut district of the United Provinces. Pop. (1 931) 18,831. The town was founded in 1740 by Ghazi-ud-din, son of Azaf Jah, first nizam of the Deccan, and takes its name from its founder. It has con siderably risen in importance as an important railway junction and does some trade in grain and hides.