History of Madhya Pradesh

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How History of Madhya Pradesh connects to the ideas, people and events around it.

1. Gupta Empire

   The Gupta Empire was an Indian empire during the classical period of the Indian subcontinent which existed from the mid 3rd century to mid 6th century CE. At its peak, the dynasty ruled over an empire that spanned much of the northern Indian subcontinent.

2. Mughal Empire

   The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.

3. Maratha Empire

   The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent.

4. British Raj

   The British Raj was the period of rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, lasting from 1858 to 1947. It is also called Crown rule in India, or direct rule in India.

5. Princely state

   A princely state was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British Indian government, but rather by an indigenous ruler under a form of indirect rule, subject to a subsidiary alliance and the suzerainty or paramountcy of the British Crown.

6. Independence Day (India)

   Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August as a public holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947.

7. States Reorganisation Act, 1956

   The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines.

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