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Indore was formerly ruled by Maratha Maharajas of the Holkar dynasty. The Dynasty's founder, Malhar Rao Holkar (1694-1766), was granted control of Maratha armies in Malwa in 1724, and in 1733, he was installed as the Maratha governor of the region. By the end of his reign, the Holkar state was de facto independent. His daughter-in-law Ahilya Bai Holkar succeeded him, ruling from 1767 to 1795. She ruled from a palace-fort at Maheshwar, south of Indore on the Narmada River. Ahilya Bai Holkar was an architectural patron, who donated Hindu temples across India. In 1818, the Holkars were defeated by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and the Holkar kingdom became part of the British Raj.
After the independence of India in 1947, Indore, together with a number of neighboring princely states, became part of the Indian state of Madhya Bharat. Indore became the summer capital of the state. On November 1, 1956, Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh state.
Area 3,898 sq km, population 2,585,321 (2001 census), a 41% increase from its 1991 population of 1,830,870. The Indore District is bounded by the districts of Ujjain to the north, DewasDewas is a city in western Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The city lies northeast of Indore, southeast of Ujjain, and southwest of Shajapur. Dewas is also the administrative center of Dewas District. Dewas is located on the level plains of the Mal to the east, Khargone (West Nimar) to the south, and DharDhar is a town in western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is 33 miles west of Mhow, 908 ft. above sea level. It is picturesquely situated among lakes and trees surrounded by barren hills, and possesses, besides its old walls, many interesting buil to the west. Indore is the administrative center and chief city of the district.
Indore division is one of seven divisions of Madhya Pradesh; it includes the districts of BarwaniBarwani also known as Badwani or Siddh Nagar is a town in southeastern Madhya Pradesh state of India. The town is situated near the left bank of the Narmada River, and is the administrative seat of Barwani District. Barwani was the capital of a former pri, BurhanpurBurhanpur is a town in Madhya Pradesh state, India. It is the administrative seat of Burhanpur District. It is situated on the north bank of the Tapti River 310 miles northeast of Bombay. It was founded in 1400 by a Muslim prince of the Farukhi dynasty of, DharDhar is a town in western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is 33 miles west of Mhow, 908 ft. above sea level. It is picturesquely situated among lakes and trees surrounded by barren hills, and possesses, besides its old walls, many interesting buil, Indore, JhabuaJhabua is a town in western Madhya Pradesh state of central India. Jhabua was the capital of a princely state of the British Raj's Central India, in the Bhopawar agency. Its area, with the dependency of Rutanmal, was 1336 square miles. After India's indep, KhandwaKhandwa is a town in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. It is the administrative seat of the district of the same name. Khandwa is an ancient town, with Jain and other temples. During the British Raj, it passed Burhanpur, the former center, as the main (East Nimar), and Khargone (West Nimar). Indore is the administrative center of the division.