Maihar is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is located in Satna District. Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states, six union territories and the National Capital Territory. ... Satna District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ...

The town was formerly the capital of the princely state of Maihar. The state was founded in 1778 by Rajputs of the Kachwaha clan, who were granted land by the ruler of the nearby state of Orchha. The state became a princely state of British India in the early 19th century, and was administered as part of Bundelkhand Agency in the Central India Agency. In 1871 the eastern states of Bundelkhand Agency, including Maihar, were separated to form the new agency of Bagelkhand in Central India. In 1933 Maihar, along with ten other states in western Bagelkhand, were transferred back to the Bundelkhand Agency. The state had an area of 407 square miles, and a population of 63,702 in 1901. The state, which was watered by the Tons River, consists mainly of alluvial soil covering sandstone, and is fertile except in the hilly district of the south. A large area was under forest, the produce of which provided a small export trade. The title of the ruler was maharaja. The state suffered severely from famine in 1896-1897. Maihar became a station on the East Indian Railway (now the West Central Railway) line between Satna and Jabalpur, 97 miles north of Jabalpur. Extensive ruins of shrines and other buildings surround the town. A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince, both terms being taken in the broad sense. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Kachwaha (also Kachhwaha or Kachhvaha) are a Rajput clan who formerly ruled the kingdom of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. ... Orchha (or Urchha) is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. ... The British Raj is an informal term for the period of British rule of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bundelkhand is the name of the geographical area of central India. ... The Central India Agency was a political unit of British India, which covered the northern half of present-day Madhya Pradesh state. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Bagelkhand (or Bagelkhand) is a region in central India, in northeastern Madhya Pradesh state. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bundelkhand is the name of the geographical area of central India. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Tons is present in India. ... The word Maharaja (also spelled maharajah) is Hindi as well as ancient Sanskrit for high king (a karmadharaya from maha great and rajan king). Its use is primarily for Hindu potentates (ruler or sovereign). ... The West Central Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, created in April 2003. ... Satna is a city of central India, in northeastern Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, adjacent to the Tons River. ... Jabalpur is a city in Madhya Pradesh state of India. ... Jabalpur is a city in Madhya Pradesh state of India. ...

Maihar has a prominent place in Indian classical music as the birthplace of the Maihar Gharana, a gharana (school or style) of Hindustani music. Allauddin Khan (died 1972) was the court Musician of Maihar maharajas; his students Annapoorna Devi, Ravi Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee, Ali Akbar Khan (Alauddin Khan's son), and Pannalal Ghosh popularized the style in the 20th century. The origins of Indian classical music (marga), the classical music of India, can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas. ... In Hindustani music, a gharānā is a system of social organization which groups musicians who are linked by lineage and/or discipleship and who adhere to a particular musical style. ... Hindustani (हिन्‍दुस्‍थानी) classical music is an Indian classical music tradition originating in the North of the Indian subcontinent circa the 13th and 14th centuries CE. Developing a strong and diverse tradition over several centuries, it has contemporary traditions established primarily in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. ... Allauddin Khan (1862-1972) was a Indian classical musician and one of the greatest music teachers of the twentieth century. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar Maestro © www. ... Nikhil Banerjee (Bangla: নিখিল ব্যানার্জী) (1931-1986) was an Indian classical musician. ... Ali Akbar Khan (born April 14, 1922) is one of todays most accomplished Indian classical musicians and known for his mastery of the sarod, a beautiful, 25-stringed Indian instrument. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain. Supporters contend that the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1910-1911) represents the sum of human knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century; indeed, it was advertised as such. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...