ChittorgarhChittorgarh (ou Chittor, Chittaur ou Chittaurgarh) est une ville et une municipalité du Rajasthan, dans l'ouest de l'Inde. Chef-lieu du District de Chittorgarh, elle se trouve sur les berges de la Berach, un sous-affluent de la Chambal. C'est une ancienne capitale du clan Sisodia des Rajputs du Mewar. Farouchement indépendante, la ville possède le plus grand fort de l'Inde, le fort de Chittor (280 hectares). Celui-ci a été assiégé trois fois par les conquérants musulmans (en 1303, 1535 et 1568) et chaque fois les défenseurs pratiquèrent le jauhâr des femmes et des enfants.
VarahamihiraVarāhamihira (ou Varāha Mihira, ou Varāha, ou Mihira, वराह मिहिर (Varaha Mihir) en Hindi) est un mathématicien, astronome et astrologue indien, né vers 505 et décédé en 587. Si sa vie est entourée de légendes et reste floue, il est connu principalement par ses traités de sciences astrales, ou Jyotisha, une discipline pratique et théorique rassemblant les mathématiques, l'astronomie et la divination. Le plus fameux de ses traités est le Pañca-Siddhāntika (que l'on peut traduire par « les cinq canons astronomiques ») qui constitue un résumé de cinq de ses manuscrits sur l'astronomie.
District de ShajapurShajapur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Shajapur is the district headquarters. Shajapur District is part of the Malwa Plateau. The district is situated in the northwestern part of the state and lies between latitudes 32"06' and 24" 19' North and longitudes 75" 41' and 77" 02' East. The district is bounded by Ujjain District to the west, Dewas and Sehore to the south and Rajgarh to the north. Shajapur district is part of Ujjain Division.
Abhira peopleThe Abhira people is mentioned in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. A historical people of the same name are mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. They are thought to be people who moved in from eastern Iran in the aftermath of the invasion of Alexander the Great. Their main base was in the Indus delta (modern Sindh and Kathiawar), where their country is mentioned as "Abiria" and "Aberia" in classical sources. There were also other communities of Abhiras in modern Haryana.
KhargoneKhargone is a city and administrative headquarters of an Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is located on the bank of the Kunda river and is known for its cotton and chilly (chili pepper) production. It is also known for Navgraha Mandir, a temple devoted to the nav grahas (nine planets). Khargone topped the nation in municipality and received a national award for 'India's Fastest Moving City' under a population of two lakh.
BhojaBhoja (reigned c. 1010–1055 CE) was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty. His kingdom was centered around the Malwa region in central India, where his capital Dhara-nagara (modern Dhar) was located. Bhoja fought wars with nearly all his neighbours in attempts to extend his kingdom, with varying degrees of success. At its zenith, his empire extended from Chittor in the north to upper Konkan in the south, and from the Sabarmati River in the west to Vidisha in the east.
NeemuchNeemuch or Nimach is a city in the malwa region. Neemuch crowns the north western part of MP. It has been also referred to city of Nature and Peace. The town shares its northwestern border with the state of Rajasthan and is the administrative headquarters of Neemuch District. Formerly a large British cantonment of Gwalior princely state, in 1822 the town became the headquarters of the combined Rajputana–Malwa political agency and of the Malwa Agency in 1895.
YashodharmanYashodharman (Gupta script: Ya-śo-dha-rmma, ) (r. 515 – 545) was a ruler of Malwa, in Central India, during the early part of the 6th century. He probably belonged to the Second Aulikara dynasty. He conquered much of the Indian subcontinent between c. 530-540 AD according to Mandsaur pillar inscription. Battle of Sondani Towards the end of the 5th century, India came under attack from the Hunas. Yashodharman and possibly the Gupta emperor, Narasimhagupta, defeated a Huna army and their ruler Mihirakula in 528 AD and drove them out of India.
District de BarwaniBarwani district is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The administrative headquarters of the district is at Barwani. Barwani district has an area of 5,427 km2 and a population 1,385,881 (2011 census). The district lies in the southwestern corner of Madhya Pradesh; the Narmada River forms its northern boundary. The Satpura Range lies to its south. The district is bordered by Maharashtra state to the south, Gujarat state to the west, Dhar District to the north and Khargone District to the east.
District de BurhanpurBurhanpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Burhanpur is the district headquarters. Burhanpur District was created on 15 August 2003, from the southern portion of Khandwa District. The Tapti River flows through the district from east to west. The district is divided from Khandwa District on the north by the Satpura Range, which is also the divide between the Narmada River valley and the valley of the Tapti.
