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{{Distinguish|Ambedkar Nagar, Jodhpur|Ambedkar Nagar district}} |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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Some articles in popular literature state that 'MHOW' stands for '''M'''ilitary '''H'''eadquarters '''O'''f '''W''' |
Some articles in popular literature state that 'MHOW' stands for '''M'''ilitary '''H'''eadquarters '''O'''f '''W'''ar. However, this is a [[backronym]], and there is no proof to support the theory that the name of the village comes from the acronym. The village near Mhow was called Mhow Gaon in the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]]/[[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] eras, when English was not used in India. The [[Cantonment]] which came up in 1818 during the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]], came to be known as Mhow Cantt after the name of this village. [[Sir John Malcolm]] spelt the name of this town as MOW in his writings. The 1918 edition of Encyclopædia Britannica also mentions 'MAU |
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==History== |
==History== |
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This cantonment town was founded in 1818 by [[John Malcolm]] as a result of the [[Treaty of Mandsaur]] between the English and the [[ |
This cantonment town was founded in 1818 by [[John Malcolm]] as a result of the [[Treaty of Mandsaur]] between the English and the [[Holkar]]s who were the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] [[Maharaja]]s of Indore. John Malcolm's forces had defeated the Holkars of the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha Confederacy]] at the [[Battle of Mahidpur]] on 21 December 1817. It was after this battle that the capital of the Holkars moved from the town of [[Maheshwar]] on the banks of the [[Narmada]] to Indore. |
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Mhow used to be the headquarters of the [[5th (Mhow) Division]] of the [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] during the [[British Raj]]. Today this small town is associated with the [[Indian Army]] and with [[B. R. Ambedkar]] who was born there. |
Mhow used to be the headquarters of the [[5th (Mhow) Division]] of the [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] during the [[British Raj]]. Today this small town is associated with the [[Indian Army]] and with [[B. R. Ambedkar]] who was born there. |
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* ''Last Post At Mhow'' by Arthur Hawkey; London: Jarrolds, 1969; Non fiction |
* ''Last Post At Mhow'' by Arthur Hawkey; London: Jarrolds, 1969; Non fiction |
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* ''Chinnery's Hotel'' by Jaysinh Birjepatil; Ravi Dayal Publishers (India); 2005; fiction |
* ''Chinnery's Hotel'' by Jaysinh Birjepatil; Ravi Dayal Publishers (India); 2005; fiction |
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The compound microscope by Dr.Ratna Gosain :2020 non fiction book |
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There are references to Mhow in the works of [[Rudyard Kipling]]: |
There are references to Mhow in the works of [[Rudyard Kipling]]: |