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Madhya Pradesh (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 22 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 22.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 079 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 79.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Largest state in the country; part of Mauryan Empire in the 4th and 3rd century BCE; under Islāmic rule in the 11th century; annexed into the Mughal Empire in the 1500s; under Marāṭhā control by the mid-18th century; occupied by British in 1820; forest covers one third of region. |
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| Madhya Pradesh (preferred,C,V)
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| State of Madhya Pradesh (C,V,English,U)
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| Madhya Pradesh, State of (C,V)
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| IN35 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| Central Provinces (H,O)
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| Central Provinces and Berar (H,O)
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............ | 1903-1950 |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| state (preferred, C) |
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since 1956 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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