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{{Short description|Kingdom in Gondwana}}
The '''Kherla Kingdom''' was the earliest kingdom in the Indian region of [[Gondwana (India)|Gondwana]], regarded as one of the four ancient Gond kingdoms.<ref name="jabalpur"/> [[Narsingh Rai]] was the first king of this dynasty and one of the earliest known [[Gondi people|Gond]] rulers. A [[Rajput]] dynasty is said to have preceded the Gond rule at Kherla.<ref name="gondwana">{{cite book |last1=Chatterton |first1=Eyre |title=The Story Of Gondwana |date=8 January 2021 |publisher=Read Books Ltd |isbn=978-1-5287-6963-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z7UTEAAAQBAJ&dq=kherla+kingdom&pg=PT50 |language=en}}</ref> It was constantly caught between the conflicts of the North Indian Muslim rulers like the [[Malwa Sultanate|rulers of Mandu]] and the [[Deccan sultanates]]. Sources regarding this kingdom are notable nonexistent, unlike the other Gond rulers.<ref name="gondwana"/>

==History==
A Rajput dynasty was ruling in Kherla before the Gonds. The greatest of those Rajput rulers was named Jaitpal, who is credited with building the fortress of Kherla. Jaitpal was succeeded by [[Narsingh Rai]], the first Gond ruler of Kherla. During his reign, the kingdom stretched in a westerly direction to the hills north of [[Berar Province|Berar]], including the fortress of [[Gawilghur]]. His reign was marked by constant warfare with the Muslim rulers to his north and south.<ref name="gondwana"/><ref name="jabalpur">{{cite book |last1=Pradesh (India) |first1=Madhya |title=Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Jabalpur |date=1971 |publisher=Government Central Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YqthAAAAIAAJ&q=kherla+kingdom |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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