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According to Anushruti literature, Lord Rama spent most of his exile in Mahakantara and Dandakaranya region. According to Anushruti literature, Lord Rama spent most of the period of his exile in this region only.

Avanti was an ancient Indian Mahajanapada roughly corresponded to the present day Malwa region. According to the Buddhist texts, the Anguttara Nikaya, Avanti was one of the solasa mahajanapadas of the 6^th century BCE. The janapada was divided into two parts by the Vindhyas, the northern part had its capital at Ujjayini and the southern part had its centre at Mahishmati.

Raja Bhoj was a Paramar King. The famous King Raja Bhoj belonged to the Parmars of the Rajput clan. He ruled the Malwa region in central India. The Paramara Dynasty was founded by a chief called Upendra at the beginning of the 9^th century.

Emperor Ashoka the Great lived from 304 to 232 BCE and was the third ruler of the Indian Mauryan Empire. One of them was the Mauryan Empire. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire was an important dynasty in our history.

The last ruler of the Chandela dynasty was 'Parmardi Dev', whose commander was 'Alha-udal'. The entire region of present day Madhya Pradesh came under the Mughal Empire during the period 1156 - 1605 AD.

The modern city of Satna was previously known by the name of Anchhara. Previously, Sutna was the name of the railway station, the town being Raghurajnagar, but gradually the name of the station became associated with the city that is now Satna.

Ujjayini was the capital of Avanti Mahajanapada. The area was for a time part of the historical province of Malwa. About 600 BCE the Avanti capital was Mahismati but it was soon moved to Ujjayini.

Ujjain was the capital of Avanti, was ruled by Vikramaditya II. Vikramaditya II was the son of King Vijayaditya and ascended the Badami Chalukya throne following the death of his father.

Dilawar Khan founded the Sultanate of Malwa and established his capital in Mandu. In 1392, Dilawar Khan asserted his freedom and founded an independent kingdom known as Malwa Sultanate. He chose Dhar as its capital and later shifted it to Mandu.

According to Batiagarh inscription, Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq constructed a palace at Damoh place. This inscription is said to have been fixed to the western gate of the Damoh fort which has now altogether disappeared. It records that the breastwork opposite the western gate of the fort at Damoh was built by Ghiyas-ud-duniya in the year 885 on the 24^th of Shawwal, corresponding to 1480 AD.