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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Mahakoshal Or Mahakaushal<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = Hindi<br />
| other_name = Mahakaushal<br />
| Proposed Capital = Jabalpur City<br />
| settlement_type = Historical region of Central India<br />
| image_skyline = MadanMahalFort.JPG<br />
| image_caption = Madan Mahal Fort<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = India<br />
| subdivision_type1 = State<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = ~1000 CE<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mahakoshal''' is a [[list of regions of India|region]] of central [[India]]. Mahakoshal lies in the upper or eastern reaches of the [[Narmada River]] valley in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. [[Jabalpur]] is the largest city in the region. [[Nimar]] region lies to the west, in the lower reaches of the Narmada valley.<br />
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Mahakoshal is now predominantly a [[Hindi language|Hindi]]-speaking area, although it is the native region of <br />
Dravidian languages such as [[Gondi language|Gondi]], [[Pardhan language|Pardhan]] and [[Bharia language|Bharia]]. Due to the prevalence of Gondi the region is also called Gondwana by Gondi speakers. Other languages used in the region include [[Bagheli]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The [[Vindhya Range]] forms the northern boundary of the region; north of the Vindhya Range lie the regions of [[Malwa]] to the northwest, [[Bundelkhand]] to the north, and [[Bagelkhand]] to the northeast. [[Chhattisgarh]] state lies to the east, and the [[Vidarbha]] region of [[Maharashtra]] state lies to the south across the [[Satpura Range]]. Cities and districts of the region include [[Jabalpur]], [[Shahdol]], [[Katni]], [[Chhindwara]], [[Narsinghpur]], [[Mandla]], [[Dindori, Madhya Pradesh|Dindori]], [[Seoni]] and [[ Balaghat]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Dynasties that have held the territory include the [[Gondi people|Gonds]], [[Kalachuris of Tripuri|Kalachuri]], [[Satavahana]]s, and [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]].<ref>Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). ''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', Volume 6. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.</ref> During the [[British Raj]] Mahakoshal was part of the [[Central Provinces]] which contained two distinct linguistic regions: Mahakoshal (Hindi and Gondi) and [[Vidarbha]] (Marathi). The two linguistic regions could not be fully integrated as a unit owing to regional and cultural differences.<ref>Raghaw Raman Pateriya, ''Provincial Legislatures and the National Movement''. Northern Book Centre, 1992. pg. 9</ref><br />
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==Demand for a Separate State==<br />
It is highly demanded state from an undivided Madhya Pradesh due to lack of recognition and development. An initiative has been started by MP High Court Bar council with a demand of a new state of "Rewakhand" with 25 districts of Mahakaushal and Bundelkhand.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Central Provinces]]<br />
* [[Mahakoshal Express]]<br />
*[[Proposed states and territories of India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Historical regions of North India}}<br />
{{Proposed states and territories of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Regions of Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Proposed states and union territories of India]]<br />
[[Category:Historical regions]]<br />
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