Districts comprising the Khandesh region of Maharashtra.

Khandesh is a region of central India, which forms the northwestern portion of Maharashtra state. Under British rule there was also a Kandesh District. The name Khandesh originates from palkhi word Kandesh. Some people believe its origins from Mughal Empire. The terms "Khandesh" and "Deccan" thus connote historical and political affiliations, as well as geographical zones. Khandesh lies on the northwestern corner of the Deccan plateau, in the valley of the Tapti River, and is bound to the north by the Satpura Range, to the east by the Berar (Vidarbha) region, to the south by the Desh region of Maharashtra, and to the west by the northernmost ranges of the Western Ghats, and beyond them the coastal plain of Gujarat. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Maharashtra state is made up of 35 districts, which are grouped into six divisions. ... Maharashtra   (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , English: , IPA: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Kandesh District was divided in 1906 into East Kandesh and West Kandesh. ... The Mughal Empire (Persian: ‎ , Urdu: مغلیہ سلطنت), self-designation GurkānÄ«, گوركانى (which was also the self-designation of the Timurids in Central Asia and Khorasan) was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled eastern parts of Khorasan (i. ... The Deccan Plateau is a vast plateau in India, encompassing most of Central and Southern India. ... The Tapti River (also Tapi River) is a river of central India. ... The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. ... Berar is a former province of British India, located in central India. ... Vidarbha is the north-eastern region of Maharashtra state, now forming two divisions (Nagpur and Amravati). ... Desh (hindi:देश) Derived from Sanskrit word (देशः) this word means country In the context of the history of Maharashtra, the Marathi people, and of the Maratha Empire or Maratha Confederacy, founded by Shivaji as the Hindawi Swaraj (Hindu Free State), Desh is an abbreviation... The Agasthiyamalai range of the Western Ghats The Western Ghats are a mountain range in India. ... Gujarāt (GujarātÄ«: , IPA: ,  ) is a state in the Republic of India. ...

The principal natural feature is the Tapti River. Unlike the rest of the Deccan, whose rivers rise in the Western Ghats and flow eastward to the Bay of Bengal, the Tapti flows westward from headwaters in eastern Maharashtra to empty into the Arabian Sea. The Tapti receives thirteen principal tributaries in its course through Kandesh. None of the rivers is navigable, and the Tapti flows in a deep bed which historically made it difficult to use for irrigation. Most of Kandesh lies south of the Tapti, and is drained by its tributaries the Girna, Bori and Panjhra. The alluvial plain north of the Tapti contains some of the richest tracts in Kandesh, and the land rises towards the Satpura hills. In the centre and east the country is level, save for some low ranges of barren hills. To the north and west, the plain rises into rugged hills, thickly wooded, and inhabited by the tribal Bhil people. A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Panzara or Panjhra is a river in Kandesh region of Maharashtra state of India. ... Bhils are a tribal people of central India. ...

History

Khandesh was ruled by the Faruqi dynasty from 1388 to 1601, who maintained their independence from the Bahmani Sultanate which ruled much of the Deccan from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries. Khandesh was conquered by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1601, and became a province of the Mughal empire. It was conquered by the Marathas in the early eighteenth century, and ruled by the Maratha Peshwas until their defeat in the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818, when Khandesh, along with most of the Peshwa's dominions, became part of Bombay Province of the British Raj. The region was administered as Khandesh district, which was divided in 1906 into two districts, East Khandesh and West Khandesh. East Khandesh, headquartered at Jalgaon, had an area of 4544 mi², and a population of 957,728 in 1901, and West Khandesh, headquartered at Dhulia (Dhule) had an area of 5497 mi² and a population of 469,654 in 1901. The well known marathi writers from Khandesh region are Shri.Bhalchandra Nemade and Dr.Sharad Rane. Shri.Nemade is known for his Novel "KOSALA". Dr.Rane is known as Balsahityakar. Maharashtra Government has honoured Dr.Rane by awarding Balsahitya puraskar for his book "PACHAMUKHI PANDU". The Bahmani Sultanate was a Muslim state of the Deccan in southern India. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... For other uses, see Akbar (disambiguation). ... The Mughal Empire (Persian: ‎ , Urdu: مغلیہ سلطنت), self-designation GurkānÄ«, گوركانى (which was also the self-designation of the Timurids in Central Asia and Khorasan) was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled eastern parts of Khorasan (i. ... The Marāthās (Marathi: मराठा)is a collective term referring to an Indo Aryan group of Hindu warriors and peasants hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created a substantial empire, covering a major part of India, in the late 17th and 18th centuries AD. The Marathas... The Maratha Empire at its peak in 1760 Statue of the great Baji Rao, near Shaniwar Wada, Pune The Peshwa (also known in Marathi as Peshwe) were Brahmin Prime Ministers to the Maratha Chattrapatis (Kings), who began commanding Maratha armies and later became the hereditary rulers of the Maratha empire... The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817 - 1818) was a final and decisive conflict between Britain and the Maratha empire in India, which left Britain in control of most of India. ... Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. ... The flag of British India British India, circa 1860 The British Raj (Raj in Hindi meaning Rule; from Sanskrit Rajya) was the British rule between 1858 and 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent, which included the present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Burma (Myanmar), whereby these lands were under the colonial... Jalgaon (जळगाव) is a city in western India, in northern Maharashtra state, Jalgaon District on the northern Deccan Plateau. ... Dhule (धुळे in Marathi) is a city and a municipal council in Dhule district in northwestern part of the state of Maharashtra, India. ... Popularly known as Sha. ...

After India's independence in 1947, Bombay province became Bombay state, which in 1960 was divided into the linguistic states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. East Khandesh became Jalgaon district, and West Khandesh was divided into the districts of Dhule and Nandurbar. Maharashtra   (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , English: , IPA: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Gujarāt (GujarātÄ«: , IPA: ,  ) is a state in the Republic of India. ... Jalgaon (जळगाव) is a city in western India, in northern Maharashtra state, Jalgaon District on the northern Deccan Plateau. ... Dhule (धुळे in Marathi) is a city and a municipal council in Dhule district in northwestern part of the state of Maharashtra, India. ... Nandurbar is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. ...

The well known marathi writers from Khandesh are Shri.Bhalchandra Nemade and Dr.Sharad Rane. Popularly known as Sha. ...