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| | |  Malwa: Encyclopedia II - Jaora - Jaora princely stateThe state was founded by 'Abdu'l Ghafur Muhammad Khan, a Muslim of Afghan descent. He was a cavalry officer serving the Pindari leader Amir Khan. He later served the Holkar maharaja of Indore, subduing Rajput territories in northern Malwa and annexing their lands. In return for his services, he was granted the title of Nawab in 1808. The state was confirmed by the British government in 1818 by the Treaty of Mandsaur.
The total area of the princely state, with the dependencies of Piploda and Panth-Piploda, was 1471 km² (568 square miles). Jaora state was divided into four tehsils, Jaora, Barauda, Tal, and Barkhera. The chie ...
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| | | | Malwa: Encyclopedia II - Opium - History of opium The image of the poppy capsule was an attribute of deities, long before opium was extracted from its milky latex. At the Metropolitan Museum's Assyrian relief gallery, a winged deity in a bas-relief from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud, dedicated in 879 BC, bears a bouquet of poppy capsules on long stems, described by the museum as "pomegranates".
Hailed as the gift of the gods, Babylonians enjoyed opium, and even made cakes out of it. At this time in history, smoking opium had not been developed yet. Over the following centuries, opium use spread across the known world. In the 19th century, smoking opi ...
See also:Opium, Opium - Harvesting opium, Opium - Opium preparation, Opium - Seed Capsules, Opium - Chemical properties and physiological effects, Opium - History of opium, Opium - Medicinal uses, Opium - Other meanings, Opium - Photos Read more here: » Opium: Encyclopedia II - Opium - History of opium |
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| | | | Malwa: Encyclopedia II - Madhya Pradesh - Rivers of Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh represents great river basins and the watersheds of a number of rivers. Catchments of many rivers of India are lying in Madhya Pradesh. The Narmada and Tapti rivers and their basins divide the state in two, with the northern part draining largely into the Ganga basin and the southern part into the Godavari and Mahanadi systems. The Vindhyas form the southern boundary of the Ganga basin, with the western part of the Ganga basin draining into the Yamuna and the eastern part directly into the Ganga itself. All the rivers, which d ...
See also:Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh - Geography, Madhya Pradesh - Agro-climatic zones, Madhya Pradesh - Districts, Madhya Pradesh - Rivers of Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh - The forests, Madhya Pradesh - Forest area, Madhya Pradesh - Forest composition, Madhya Pradesh - Forest growing stock, Madhya Pradesh - History, Madhya Pradesh - Ancient, Madhya Pradesh - Medieval, Madhya Pradesh - Modern, Madhya Pradesh - After Indian independence, Madhya Pradesh - Heritage and architecture, Madhya Pradesh - Natural areas, Madhya Pradesh - Culture, Madhya Pradesh - Languages Read more here: » Madhya Pradesh: Encyclopedia II - Madhya Pradesh - Rivers of Madhya Pradesh |
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| | | | Malwa: Encyclopedia - Vagad Vagad is a region in southeastern Rajasthan state of western India. It includes the districts of Banswara and Dungarpur, and is bounded on the north by Mewar region of Rajasthan, on the west and southwest by Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, and on the southeast and east by Gujarat state. It mostly lies in the upper watershed of the Mahi River and its tributaries.
Other related archivesBanswara, Dungarpur, Gujarat, India, Madhya Pradesh, Mahi River, Malwa, Mewar, Rajasthan, region Read more here: » Vagad: Encyclopedia - Vagad |
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| | | | Malwa: Encyclopedia - Bhoj Bhoj was a great philosopher king and polymath of medieval India. He ruled the kingdom of Malwa in central India from about 1010 to 1060. He was from the Paramara dynasty of Rajputs, who ruled Malwa from the mid-tenth century to about 1200. His extensive writings cover philosophy, poetry, medicine, veterinary science, phonetics, yoga, and archery. Under his rule, Malwa and its capital Dhar became one of the chief intellectual centers of India. King Bhoj, together with the Solanki king Bhima of Gujarat (Anhilwara), rebuilt the temple a ...
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