Malwa region (broadly associated)

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cultural region historical region

The Malwa region is a historical and cultural area in west-central India, largely on the Malwa Plateau, known for its rich medieval heritage, distinctive architecture, and influential role in the politics of central India.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Malwa region 0
Malwa region (historical) 1
Rajpipla region (sphere of influence at times) 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
administrativeState Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ
agroClimaticZone black soil plateau of central India ⓘ
borders Bundelkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nimar region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vindhya region NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate subtropical ⓘ
country India ⓘ
elevation approximately 500 to 600 metres above sea level ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Dhar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Malwa style of Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
hasCapital Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFestival Simhastha Kumbh Mela NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorCity Dewas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indore NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahidpur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mandsaur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nagda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Neemuch NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rajgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ratlam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shajapur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPilgrimageCenter Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalCapital Dhar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalDynasty Holkar dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malwa Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marathas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mughals NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paramara dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfProminence medieval India ⓘ
importantCityInAncientTradeRoutes Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor trade routes between northern and southern India ⓘ
knownFor Malwa cuisine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malwa painting NERFINISHED ⓘ
black cotton soil ⓘ
distinctive architecture ⓘ
medieval heritage ⓘ
opium cultivation ⓘ
political influence in central India ⓘ
wheat and soybean production ⓘ
language Hindi ⓘ
Malvi NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
west-central India ⓘ
locatedOn Malwa Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Central India NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
Sikhism ⓘ
traversedByRiver Chambal River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kalisindh River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parbati River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shipra River NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Jhalawar State → locatedIn → Malwa region (broadly associated) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malwa region (historical)
Baroda State → majorCity → Malwa region (broadly associated) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rajpipla region (sphere of influence at times)
Bhopal State → region → Malwa region (broadly associated) ⓘ