DMPQ Madhya Pradesh History

Pithora strictly belongs to the realm of the ritual; each line or dot that finds place here is pregnant with ritual and symbolic meanings. The process of painting is accompanied by music and singing, which form an integral part of the ritual and the painting process. Pithora painting is made during the ritual worship of  … Read more

The earliest known Kalachuri family (c. 550–620 CE) ruled in northern Maharashtra, Gujarat, Malwa, and parts of the western Deccan and probably had their capital at Mahishmati in the Narmada River valley. The best-known Kalachuri family in Indian history ruled in central India, with its base at the ancient city of Tripuri (modern Tewar). Its … Read more

Various causes were responsible for tribal rebellion against british raj in Madhya pradesh: Imposition of Land revenue Settlement Expansion of agriculture by the non- tribals to tribal area or over forest cover let to the erosion of tribal traditions of joint ownership and increased the socio-economic differentiation in the egalitarian structure of the tribal society. … Read more

. Holkar State, was a Maratha princely state in India during the British Raj. Its rulers belonged to the Holkar dynasty & the state was under the Central India Agency. Indore was a 19 Gun Salute (21 locally) princely state (a extraordinary high rank). Indore princely state was located in the present-day Indian state of … Read more

The Bhopal state was established in 1724 by the Afghan Sardar Dost Mohammed Khan, who was a commander in the Mughal army posted at Mangalgarh, which lies to the north of the modern city of Bhopal. Taking advantage of the disintegration of the Mughal empire, he usurped Mangalgarh and Berasia (now a tehsil of the … Read more

The Chandelas initially ruled as feudatories of the Gurjara-Pratiharas of Kanyakubja (Kannauj). The 10th century Chandela ruler Yashovarman became practically independent, although he continued to acknowledge the Pratihara suzerainty. By the time of his successor Dhanga, the Chandelas had become a sovereign power. Their power rose and declined as they fought battles with the neighbouring … Read more