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.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Malwa region 3
Agar Malwa 1
Malwa (historic region of northwestern India) 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.

Majha borders Malwa
Doaba bordersRegion Malwa
subject surface form: Northern India
this entity surface form: Agar Malwa
Madhya Pradesh hasRegion Malwa
this entity surface form: Malwa (historic region of northwestern India)
this entity surface form: Malwa region
Malwa language Malwa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Malwi
Gwalior State region Malwa
Malwai dialect region Malwa
this entity surface form: Malwa region
Malwai dialect spokenIn Malwa
this entity surface form: Malwa region