Mhow, officially Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India.

This cantonment town was founded in 1818 by John Malcolm as a result of the Treaty of Mandsaur between the English and the Holkars who were the Maratha Maharajas of Indore.

John Malcolm's forces had defeated the Holkars of the Maratha Confederacy at the Battle of Mahidpur on 21 December 1817.

According to Hindu religious texts, Janapav Kuti near Mhow is said to be the birthplace[citation needed] of Parashurama, an avatar of Vishnu.

The Mhow Cantt Cantonment Board has population of 81,702 of which 43,888 are males while 37,814 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Mhow Cantt is around 908 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918.

According to local legend, Winston Churchill also spent a few months in Mhow when he was a subaltern serving with his regiment in India.

Its first GOC-in-C was Lt. General A.S. Kalkat who had earlier commanded the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka.

ARTRAC functioned from the old 19th century building of the present day Army Public School Mhow.

The Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) is a part of the Infantry School and has produced many medal winning shooters.

MCTE conducts telecommunications and information technology courses for officers, JCOS, NCOs and soldiers of the Indian Army.

Under the delimitation exercise carried out all over the nation, Mhow is now in the Dhar Parliamentary constituency though it continues to be in Indore district for administrative purposes.

Present Member of Parliament for Mhow is the Dhar MP Chhatar Singh Darbar of the BJP.

On 8 December 2013 Kailash Vijayvargiya of the BJP was declared the winner from Mhow Vidhan Sabha constituency.

On 11 December 2018 Usha Thakur of the BJP was declared the winner from Mhow Vidhan Sabha constituency.

According to local legend this used to be the ashram of Jamadagni, the father of Parashurama (an Avatar or reincarnation of Vishnu, the Hindu God of sustenance).

A mela, or religious fair, is held at Kuti every year on the auspicious day of Kartik Purnima - the first full moon after Diwali, which is also celebrated as Guru Nanak's birthday by the Sikh community - and people from villages far and near come to pray and pay their obeisance.

A world-class and one of its kind Indian Army Museum showcasing the history, courage, valour, and sacrifices of the Infantry as the ultimate cutting-edge combat arm, has been established at Mhow.

[clarification needed] The Patalpani Kalakund Ghat Section will function as a heritage railway from 25 December 2018.