Place details
Place nameMadhya Pradesh
Other namesCentral Provinces and Berar, Central Provinces
CountryBharat
Latitude22
Longitude79
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Largest state in the country; part of Mauryan Empire 4th & 3rd cen. BC; under Islamic rule 11th cen.; annexed into Mughal Empire 1500s; under Maratha control by mid-18th cen.; occupied by British 1820; forest covers one third of region.