Parason is a township located in Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India.

[1] In the 18th century, Parason was ruled by a Rajput Thakur (chief).

The Mangalgarh was a small principality ruled by a dowager Rani (female ruler), and protected by the mercenary Dost Mohammad Khan.

After a prolonged conflict, the two parties agreed to a truce during the Holi festival.

However, Khan violated the truce and defeated the Parason Thakur's army, which was in a state of drunken revelry on Holi.