Malwa
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Malwa is a historical region in central India, known for its fertile plateau, strategic location, and significant role in medieval and early modern Indian politics and culture.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malwa region | 3 |
| Agar Malwa | 1 |
| Malwa (historic region of northwestern India) | 1 |
| Malwi | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
cotton
ⓘ
opium ⓘ soybean ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kumbh Mela
ⓘ
surface form:
Simhastha Kumbh Mela at Ujjain
|
| borders |
Gujarat
ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ Vindhya Range ⓘ
surface form:
Vindhya region
|
| colonialStatus | region of princely states under British India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| era |
Malwa Sultanate period (15th–16th century)
ⓘ
Maratha–Holkar rule (18th–19th century) ⓘ Paramara period (9th–14th century) ⓘ |
| hadDynasty |
Ghurid governors
ⓘ
Holkar dynasty ⓘ Khalji dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Khalji dynasty of Malwa
Malwa Sultanate ⓘ Paramara dynasty ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
black cotton soil
ⓘ
fertile soil ⓘ volcanic basalt formation ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature | plateau ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Vindhya Range ⓘ |
| historicalCapital |
Dhar
ⓘ
Ujjain ⓘ |
| importantFor |
trade routes between Gujarat and the Ganges plain
ⓘ
trade routes between north and south India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Malwa cuisine
ⓘ
Malwa painting ⓘ Malwi dialect of Hindi ⓘ fertile plateau ⓘ regional culture ⓘ role in early modern Indian politics ⓘ role in medieval Indian politics ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| language |
Malwa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Malwi
|
| languageFamily | Rajasthani languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madhya Pradesh
ⓘ
central India ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Dewas
ⓘ
Indore ⓘ Mandsaur ⓘ Ratlam ⓘ Ujjain ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| postIndependenceStatus |
incorporated into Madhya Pradesh in 1956
ⓘ
partly in Madhya Bharat state ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Ujjain ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver |
Chambal River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shipra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Delhi Sultanate
ⓘ
Gupta Empire ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ Maurya Empire ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Paramara kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern India
this entity surface form:
Agar Malwa
this entity surface form:
Malwa (historic region of northwestern India)
this entity surface form:
Malwa region
this entity surface form:
Malwa region
this entity surface form:
Malwa region