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Madhya Pradesh ("MP") is a state in central India. It was originally the
largest state in India. On November 1, 2000, the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out. Its capital is
Bhopal.
Geography
It is bordered on the west by Gujarat, south by Maharashtra, east by Chhattisgarh, northwest by Rajasthan, and northeast by Uttar
Pradesh.
It comprises the dialectically and culturally distinct areas of
- Malwa Plateau (northwest)
- Nemar/Nimar (southwest)
- Bundelkhand (north)
- Baghelkhand (northeast)
- Mahakoshal (south).
Major cities: Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior.
Districts
Anuppur, Ashoknagar, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal,Burhanpur, Chhatarpur,
Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Gwalior, Harda, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Katni, Khandwa,
Khargone, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Rewa,Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni,
Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Sidhi,Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha
History
Ancient
Medival
- Vakatakas
- Chandels
- Parmars
- Gonds
Modern
After Independence of India
Madhya Pradesh was created from the former British Central Provinces and Berar, after its Marathi-speaking regions Vidarbha were merged with Bombay state in 1956. The former princely
states of Madhya Bharat and
Vindhya Pradesh were merged
into it. The capital shifted to Bhopal then.
Tourism
For complete details see: Madhya Pradesh at Wikitravel
Culture
Languages
The predominant language of the region is Hindi. Other languages include Bhilodi
(Bhili), Gondi and the isolate Nahali, all spoken by tribal groups.
Due to rule of Marathas, Marathi is spoken by a substantial number of people.
External Links
- See also : Ajaigarh
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