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			{{Short description\|Subdivision of ancient India}}
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	'''Madhyadesha''' or the "middle country" was one of the five sub-divisions of ~~ancient~~ [[India]] that extended from the upper reaches of the [[Ganges\|Ganga]] and the [[Yamuna]] to the [[confluence]] of the two rivers at [[Triveni Sangam\|Prayaga]]. The territory of middle region constitutes a cogent entity''—''geographically as well as culturally. Inside northern India (ancient [[Āryāvarta\|Aryavarta]]) this region has been instrumental in guiding main currents of history and spread of civilization from a very early age.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V2_pPqhm2mwC~~&pg=PA5~~&dq=madhyadesa&hl=~~en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwja1erwvNbhAhW77HMBHdQ3A3QQ6AEIPjAE#v=onepage&q=madhyadesa&f=true~~\|title=Sculptures of Ganga-Yamuna Valley\|last=Mukhopadhyay\|first=Mihir Mohan\|date=1984\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=9788170171898\|pages=5\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Madhyadesha''' or the "middle country" was one of the five sub-divisions of [[ancient India]] that extended from the upper reaches of the [[Ganges\|Ganga]] and the [[Yamuna]] to the [[confluence]] of the two rivers at [[Triveni Sangam\|Prayaga]]. The territory of middle region constitutes a cogent entity — geographically as well as culturally. Inside northern India (ancient [[Āryāvarta\|Aryavarta]]) this region has been instrumental in guiding the main currents of history and the spread of civilization from a very early age.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V2_pPqhm2mwC&dq=madhyadesa&pg=PA5\|title=Sculptures of Ganga-Yamuna Valley\|last=Mukhopadhyay\|first=Mihir Mohan\|date=1984\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=9788170171898\|pages=5\|language=en}}</ref>

	From sixth century BC, the history of this region can be properly recovered. The entire region is considered sacred in ~~the~~ [[Hindu mythology]] as gods and heroes mentioned in the two epics''—[[Ramayana]] and [[Mahabharata]]—''lived here''.'' Its subsequent history ~~got~~ mingled with the [[Puranas]] and other Hindu scriptures. The region saw the rise and fall of several [[Mahajanapadas]] such as [[Kuru Kingdom\|Kurus]], [[Panchala\|Panchalas]], [[Kosala]] and dynasties of [[Kushan Empire\|Kushans]] and [[Gupta Empire\|Guptas]]. After the fall of Gupta Dynasty in the 6th century AD, this region was ruled by region powers~~''—the~~ [[Maukhari dynasty\|Maukharies]] of Kannauj and [[Harsha~~\|Harshwardhan~~]] of Thaneshwar.'' The ''[[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty\|~~Gurjar~~ Pratiharas]] and [[Gahadavala dynasty\|Gahadvalas]]'' held ~~their~~ sway over the region during 9th and 10th centuries.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ldhazU_vvQcC~~&pg=PA62~~&dq=madhyadesh&hl=~~en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwwfOBxtbhAhUS4XMBHcQOCBAQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=madhyadesh&f=true~~\|title=Women Legislators in Indian Politics\|last=Singh\|first=Pitam\|date=2003\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|isbn=9788180690198\|pages=62\|language=en}}</ref>		Historically, Madhyadesha was dominated by Kannauj or [[Kannauj\|Kanyakubja]] which made Kannauj the centre and cultural capital of Madhyadesha and surrounding [[Aryavarta]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Nicolas Jimenez\|first=Silvia Aguero \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cl8OEAAAQBAJ \|title=Resistencias gitanas\|date=2020 \|publisher=Editorial libros.com\|isbn=978-84-18261-72-5 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Pruthi \|first=R.K. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g3cEERlSo4wC \|title=The Classical Age\|date=2004 \|publisher=Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Limited\|isbn=978-81-7141-876-3 \|language=en}}</ref>

			From sixth century BCE, the history of this region can be properly recovered. The entire region is considered sacred in [[Hindu mythology]] as gods and heroes mentioned in the two epics — [[Ramayana]] and [[Mahabharata]] — lived here. Its subsequent history became mingled with the [[Puranas]] and other Hindu scriptures. The region saw the rise and fall of several [[Mahajanapadas]] such as the [[Kuru Kingdom\|Kurus]], [[Panchala\|Panchalas]], [[Kosala]] and the dynasties of [[Kushan Empire\|Kushans]] and [[Gupta Empire\|Guptas]]. After the fall of Gupta Dynasty in the 6th century CE, this region was ruled by region powers — the [[Maukhari dynasty\|Maukharies]] of Kannauj and [[Harsha]] of Thaneshwar. The [[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty\|Gurjara Pratiharas]] and [[Gahadavala dynasty\|Gahadvalas]] held sway over the region during 9th and 10th centuries.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ldhazU_vvQcC&dq=madhyadesh&pg=PA62\|title=Women Legislators in Indian Politics\|last=Singh\|first=Pitam\|date=2003\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|isbn=9788180690198\|pages=62\|language=en}}</ref>

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
'''Madhyadesha''' or the "middle country" was one of the five sub-divisions of ancient [[India]] that extended from the upper reaches of the [[Ganges|Ganga]] and the [[Yamuna]] to the [[confluence]] of the two rivers at [[Triveni Sangam|Prayaga]]. The territory of middle region constitutes a cogent entity''—''geographically as well as culturally. Inside northern India (ancient [[Āryāvarta|Aryavarta]]) this region has been instrumental in guiding main currents of history and spread of civilization from a very early age.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V2_pPqhm2mwC&pg=PA5&dq=madhyadesa&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwja1erwvNbhAhW77HMBHdQ3A3QQ6AEIPjAE#v=onepage&q=madhyadesa&f=true|title=Sculptures of Ganga-Yamuna Valley|last=Mukhopadhyay|first=Mihir Mohan|date=1984|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=9788170171898|pages=5|language=en}}</ref>

From sixth century BC, the history of this region can be properly recovered. The entire region is considered sacred in the [[Hindu mythology]] as gods and heroes mentioned in the two epics''—[[Ramayana]] and [[Mahabharata]]—''lived here''.'' Its subsequent history got mingled with the [[Puranas]] and other Hindu scriptures. The region saw the rise and fall of several [[Mahajanapadas]] such as [[Kuru Kingdom|Kurus]], [[Panchala|Panchalas]], [[Kosala]] and dynasties of [[Kushan Empire|Kushans]] and [[Gupta Empire|Guptas]]. After the fall of Gupta Dynasty in the 6th century AD, this region was ruled by region powers''—the [[Maukhari dynasty|Maukharies]] of Kannauj and [[Harsha|Harshwardhan]] of Thaneshwar.'' The ''[[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty|Gurjar Pratiharas]] and [[Gahadavala dynasty|Gahadvalas]]'' held their sway over the region during 9th and 10th centuries.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ldhazU_vvQcC&pg=PA62&dq=madhyadesh&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwwfOBxtbhAhUS4XMBHcQOCBAQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=madhyadesh&f=true|title=Women Legislators in Indian Politics|last=Singh|first=Pitam|date=2003|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=9788180690198|pages=62|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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