Mahakoshal region

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cultural region historical region

The Mahakoshal region is a historical and cultural area in central India, largely corresponding to parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh and known for its diverse tribal communities and rich linguistic and cultural heritage.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Mahakoshal 2
Narmada valley region 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
administrativeContext largely within modern Madhya Pradesh state ⓘ
borderingRegion Baghelkhand ⓘ
surface form: Baghelkhand region

Bundelkhand ⓘ
surface form: Bundelkhand region

Chhattisgarh ⓘ
surface form: Chhattisgarh region

Vidarbha region ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalRegionOf central India ⓘ
hasCharacteristic diverse tribal communities ⓘ
rich cultural heritage ⓘ
rich linguistic heritage ⓘ
hasCity Jabalpur ⓘ
surface form: Jabalpur (often considered a major urban center of the region)

Mandla ⓘ
surface form: Mandla (often associated with the region)

Seoni (often associated with the region) ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice folk dance ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
traditional crafts ⓘ
tribal festivals ⓘ
hasEconomy agriculture ⓘ
forest-based livelihoods ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Baiga people ⓘ
Gonds ⓘ
surface form: Gond people

other Adivasi communities ⓘ
hasFeature forested areas ⓘ
rural settlements ⓘ
tribal villages ⓘ
hasLanguage Chhattisgarhi (in bordering areas) ⓘ
Gondi ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
other Indo-Aryan dialects ⓘ
tribal languages ⓘ
hasReligion Hinduism ⓘ
indigenous tribal religions ⓘ
historicalContext recognized as a distinct region during British India ⓘ
historicalRegionOf India ⓘ
historicalSignificance formed a distinct cultural zone within central India ⓘ
knownFor cultural diversity ⓘ
linguistic diversity ⓘ
tribal cultures ⓘ
locatedIn Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
central India ⓘ
partOf Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Central India ⓘ
surface form: central India
regionOf Madhya Pradesh ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madhya Pradesh → hasRegion → Mahakoshal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahakoshal
Jabalpur → historicalRegion → Mahakoshal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahakoshal
Central Provinces → includedRegion → Mahakoshal region ⓘ
Barwani → partOf → Mahakoshal region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Narmada valley region