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| postal_code = 486331<ref>http://www.citypincode.in/MADHYA_PRADESH/REWA/MAUGANJ_PINCODE</ref> | | postal_code = 486331 <ref>http://www.citypincode.in/MADHYA_PRADESH/REWA/MAUGANJ_PINCODE</ref> | ||
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'''Mauganj''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Rewa district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. [[Bagheli]] is the regional language of Mauganj. Mauganj is | '''Mauganj''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Rewa district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. [[Bagheli]] is the regional language of Mauganj. Mauganj is seat of legislative assembly in Madhya Pradesh. It's Nearest Towns Are [[Manikwar]] and [[Hanumana]] and [[Mangawan]] and Deotalab. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The history of Mauganj dates back to the eleventh century starting with the advent of the [[Sengar]] clan of [[Rajput]]s into this fertile region located in North-Eastern Madhya Pradesh. It was previously known | The history of Mauganj dates back to the eleventh century starting with the advent of the [[Sengar]] clan of [[Rajput]]s into this fertile region located in North-Eastern Madhya Pradesh. It was previously known was 'Mau Raj' under the rule of the Sengar kings who settled down in the region and laid construction of forts in Mauganj, [[Mangawan]] and Bicchrahta.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Baker|first=David E. U.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yVCgAAAAMAAJ&q=Mau|title=Baghelkhand, Or, the Tigers' Lair: Region and Nation in Indian History|date=2007-01-01|publisher=New York [N.Y.]|isbn=978-0-19-568321-9|language=en}}</ref> | ||
The Sengar arrived in the region from [[Jalaun]] and ruled this little kingdom and famously defended it from the [[Kalachuri dynasty|Kalachuris.]] However, at some point in | The Sengar arrived in the region from [[Jalaun]] and ruled this little kingdom and famously defended it from the [[Kalachuri dynasty|Kalachuris.]] However, at some point in fourteenth century, the Baghelas invaded Mau Raj. They defeated the Sengars in the battle of Mau and destroyed their fort and ultimately annexed it to the kingdom of [[Bagelkhand]]. The scions of Sengars later eloped and constructed a new fortress and named it [[Nai Garhi]] which literally means 'a new fortress'.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Baker|first=David E. U.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yVCgAAAAMAAJ&q=Mau|title=Baghelkhand, Or, the Tigers' Lair: Region and Nation in Indian History|date=2007-01-01|publisher=New York [N.Y.]|isbn=978-0-19-568321-9|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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* Asht Bhuji temple | * Asht Bhuji temple | ||
* Hanuman Mandir, Gytri Mandir, Ram Janki Mandir and Alopan Mandir | * Hanuman Mandir, Gytri Mandir, Ram Janki Mandir and Alopan Mandir | ||
* Bauli Mandir | * Bauli Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, Manikwar | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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'''By air''' | '''By air''' | ||
Nearest airport | Nearest airport in [[Prayagraj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. | ||
'''By bus''' | '''By bus''' | ||
Bus stand | Bus stand available in the city bus stand Mauganj. | ||
'''By Train''' | '''By Train''' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||