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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 84. Chapters: Bhil, Cities in Malwa, Culture of Malwa, Geography of Malwa, History of Malwa, Mudiraju, Gurjara-Pratihara, Indore, Parihar Rajputs, Chambal River, Mhow, Dhar, Mandsaur, Chandragupta II, Chittorgarh, Aulikaras, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, Banswara, Dewas, Holkar, Ancient monuments in Ujjain, Ratlam, Neemuch, Swang, Rudradaman I, Avanti Kingdom, Malava Kingdom, Malwa Sultanate, Hoshangabad, Pindari, Jaora, Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests, Jhalawar, Vindhya Range, Paramara dynasty, Lavani, Roopmati, Rajwada, Yasodharman, Barda, Shajapur, Mahidpur, Baz Bahadur, Tadvi Bhil, Samarangana Sutradhara, Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Sailana, Jhabua, Battle of Mahidpur, Malwa Subah, Bhil Vasava, Singhavarma, Malavas, Bhil Dungri Garasia, Bhil Mavchi, List of people from Malwa, Gandhi Sagar Dam, Hussain Tekri, Sitamau, Rajputana-Malwa Railway, Damor, Shipra River, Chapda, Mahi River, Gambhir River, Bhilala, Kali Sindh River, Panth-Piploda Province, Dilawar Khan, Bhil Meena, Shiladitya, Shab-e-Malwa, Parbati River, Ardhanagari, Bhel. Excerpt: Malwa (Malwi, Devnagari:, Marathi: IAST: M aw ) is a region in west-central northern India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin in the western part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. This region had been a separate political unit from the time of the Indian tribe of Malawas until 1947, when the British Malwa Agency was merged into Madhya Bharat (also known as Malwa Union). Although political borders have fluctuated throughout history, the region has developed its own distinct culture and language. The plateau that forms a large part of the region is named the Malwa Plateau, after the region. The average elevation of the Malwa plateau is 500 metres, and the landscape generally slopes towards the north. Most of the region is drained by the Chambal River and its tributaries; the western p...