History of Madhya Pradesh

[3] The settlements of humans in present-day Madhya Pradesh developed primarily in the valleys of rivers such as Narmada, Chambal, and Betwa.

[4] Chalcolithic sites of the Malwa culture have been discovered at a number of places including Eran, Kayatha, Maheshwar, Nagda, and Navdatoli.

[2]During the early Vedic period, the Vindhya mountains formed the southern boundary of the Indo-Aryan territory.

[4] The Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya names the sixteen mahajanapadas, of which Avanti, Chedi and Vatsa occupied parts of Madhya Pradesh.

The Pali language Buddhist works mention several important cities in central India, including Ujjeni (Ujjayani), Vedisa (Vidisha) and Mahissati (Mahishmati).

The Maurya Empire went into decline after the death of Ashoka, and Central India was contested among the Sakas, Kushanas, and local dynasties during the 3rd to 1st centuries BCE.

[citation needed] The south Indian king Gautamiputra Satakarni of the Satavahana dynasty inflicted a crushing defeat upon the saka rulers and conquered parts of Malwa and Gujarat in the 2nd century CE.

The Vakataka dynasty were the southern neighbors of the Guptas, ruling the northern Deccan plateau from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.

The attacks of the Hephthalites or White Huns brought about the collapse of the Gupta empire, and India broke up into smaller states.

The Khajuraho group of temples were built together but were dedicated to two religions, Hinduism and Jainism, suggesting a tradition of acceptance and respect for diverse religious views.

Gondwana and Mahakoshal remained under the control of Gond kings, who acknowledged Mughal supremacy but enjoyed virtual autonomy.

Bhopal was ruled by a Muslim dynasty descended from the Afghan General Dost Mohammed Khan, but they paid large amounts of tribute to the Marathas.

The British were expanding their Indian dominions from bases in Bengal, Bombay, and Madras, and the three Anglo-Maratha Wars were fought between 1775 and 1818.

In 1853, the British annexed the state of Nagpur, which included southeastern Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra and most of Chhattisgarh, which were combined with the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories to form the Central Provinces in 1861.

The first railway lines were built during this period, but they were primarily used to ship raw materials to seaside ports.

A Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal leaked around 32 tons of toxic gases, including methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas which led to the world's worst industrial disaster in history.

Tribes of Madhya Pradesh
The rock shelters of Bhimbetka exhibit the earliest traces of human life on the Indian subcontinent . [ 1 ]
The Sanchi Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh built by emperor Ashoka in the third century BCE. [ 5 ]
Javari Temple at Khajuraho . The temples at Khajuraho were built by the Chandela kingdom in the 10th and 11th centuries. [ 11 ]
The Bhojeshwar Temple in Bhojpur built by the Raja Bhoj .
The Gwalior Fort at Gwalior was expanded by several dynasties during the medieval and early modern periods.
Rupmati Pavilion at Mandu , built during the 15th century CE.
Jantar Mantar , an 18th-century observatory at Ujjain .
Peshwa Bajirao I led the majority of Maratha campaigns against the Mughals in Madhya Pradesh
Famine-stricken children at Jubbalpore , c. 1898. There were numerous preventable famines during British rule in India, resulting in millions of deaths.
Victims of the 1984 Bhopal disaster march in September 2006, demanding the extradition of the American businessman Warren Anderson .