Malwa

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historical region plateau

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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Malwa canonical	63
Malwa region	14
Malwi	5
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 ⓘ Shipra River ⓘ
wasPartOf	Delhi Sultanate ⓘ Gupta Empire ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ Maurya Empire ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire Paramara kingdom ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Input

Subject: Malwa
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (84)

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

Maratha Empire → territoryIncludes → Malwa ⓘ

northern India → hasCulturalRegion → Malwa ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern India

Madhya Pradesh → hasMajorCity → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agar Malwa

Madhya Pradesh → hasRegion → Malwa ⓘ

Central India → historicallyIncludes → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Malwai dialect → spokenIn → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Malwai dialect → region → Malwa ⓘ

Western India → hasCulturalRegion → Malwa ⓘ

Balaji Baji Rao → expandedInfluenceTo → Malwa ⓘ

Yashwantrao Holkar → regionOfRule → Malwa ⓘ

Yashwantrao Holkar → sphereOfInfluence → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Malwa (Punjab) → historicalRegionOf → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa (historic region of northwestern India)

Doaba → bordersRegion → Malwa ⓘ

Majha → borders → Malwa ⓘ

Malwa → language → Malwa self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwi

Gwalior State → region → Malwa ⓘ

Khalji dynasty → territorialExpansion → Malwa ⓘ

Sur Empire → territoryIncludes → Malwa ⓘ

Mandsaur → locatedIn → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Central India Field Force → areaOfResponsibility → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport → servesRegion → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Baji Rao I → territorialExpansion → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Madhavrao Peshwa → regionOfInfluence → Malwa ⓘ

Central India Campaign → location → Malwa ⓘ

Malvi → spokenIn → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Malvi → hasAlternativeName → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwi

Vidisha → historicalRegion → Malwa ⓘ

Sehore → historicalRegion → Malwa ⓘ

Sehore → localLanguage → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwi

Ujjain → localLanguage → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwi

Arora Punjabis → subregionPresence → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Neemuch → locatedIn → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Majha region → borderedBy → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Ratlam → locatedIn → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Ratlam → spokenLanguage → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwi

Malwai Punjabi → spokenIn → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Malwai Punjabi → region → Malwa ⓘ

Gird → borderingRegion → Malwa ⓘ

Teli ka Mandir → region → Malwa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malwa region

Shipra → region → Malwa ⓘ

subject surface form: Shipra River

Indore State → historicalRegion → Malwa ⓘ

British opium trade in China → tookPlaceIn → Malwa ⓘ

Dhar → locatedInRegion → Malwa ⓘ

Shipra River → culturalRegion → Malwa ⓘ

Indore → historicalRegion → Malwa ⓘ

Shajapur → region → Malwa ⓘ

Chandragupta II → expandedToRegion → Malwa ⓘ

Kumaragupta I → maintainedControlOver → Malwa ⓘ

Janapav Hills → region → Malwa ⓘ

Malwa Plateau → historicalRegionOf → Malwa ⓘ