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Baghelkhand (general region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 24 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 24.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 082 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 82.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: As Ḍāhala, held by the Kalacuri (6th-12th centuries). Present name derives from the Baghela Rajputs, a warrior caste that emerged in the 14th century. Known as Baghelkand Agency under the Raj; with Bundelkhand formed eastern half of former Vindhya Pradesh at Indian independence in 1947. |
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| Baghelkhand (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Baghelkhand Plateau (C,V)
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| Vindhyanchal-Baghelkhand Region (C,V)
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| Baghelkhand Agency (C,V)
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............ | subdivision of British Central India Agency |
| Ḍāhala (C,V)
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