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		Earlier the name Satpura was applied to the hills which separate the Narmada and the Tapti valleys in East Nimar, east of Asirgarh hill and was styled as Satpura or seven sons of the Vindhyan mountains.
		It was only during the early British regime that the whole series of hill ranges, about 600 miles (966 km.) long and, in their greatest depth exceeding a hundred miles (161 km.) from north to south, was known after the Satpura range of East Nimar.
		The hill range west of Asirgarh hill is known as Rajpipla hills which extends up to the Western Ghats in the west.
	www.khandwa.com /Topo.htm (2186 words)

	Burhanpur Travel Guide,Burhanpur India Travel,Burhanpur Travel Attractions in Madhya Preadesh
		All throughout history this town, especially the nearby fort Asirgarh, remained important strategically, being the last bastion before the Deccan.
		Even today many amateur and serious historians are working at cracking the mystery that Asirgarh hugs so dearly to itself – that of its birth.
		Finally on January 17, 1609 Akbar became the lord of the Asirgarh fort.
	www.indiasite.com /madhyapradesh/burhanpur/index.html (1815 words)

	Forts and Palaces of Madhya Pradesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Moreover, the forts, like Mandu, Dhar, Gwalior and Asirgarh are situated close to the Narmada and Chambal rivers, which were always flooded during the monsoons and water runs throughout the year making it difficult for the enemies to cross.
		Most of the forts in Madhya Pradesh are mountain forts of Giridurga for example, the fort of Gwalior, Narwar, Kalinjar and Asirgarh stand on a flatopped hill.
		The decline of Harshavardhana’s dynasty in the 7th century A D in turn led to rise of Rajputs in the northern India, prominent among them were Gurjara-Pratiharas of Kanauj, the Chandellas of Jejakabhukti, the Kalachuris of Dahala-Mandala and the Paramaras of Malwa.
	www.indiaclub.com /html/11492.htm (388 words)

	Khandwa Diocese
		The history of the advent of mission activities in Khandwa region began with the coming of the Missionaries of St. Francis De Sales to Asirgarh Fort in 1866.
		Amedeys Delalex who as a military chaplain of Jabalpur, had to visit periodically the Asirgarh Fort, which was not very far from Khandwa.
		Thevenet built a small chapel at Khandwa and in 1880 he built a Church in Gothic style, which was solemnly blessed by Dr. Meurin, Vicar Apostolic of Bombay, in the presence of Bishop Tissot of Vishakpatanam.
	www.cbcisite.com /Khandwa.htm (250 words)

	Central Chronicle--Nation
		According to the police, the seven men escaped to Asirgarh, a tribal village 600 km north of Mumbai, near Burhanpur in south Madhya Pradesh (MP), immediately after the 11/7 blasts.
		A team of officers, who were sent on their trail a week later, managed to get their names and descriptions from locals.
		Officials who spent over a month in Asirgarh disclosed that one of the 11/7 suspects, Siddique, a resident of Temkar Mohalla in south Mumbai, belongs to this village.
	www.centralchronicle.com /20060925/2509141.htm (416 words)

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		They are also found in certain areas in the Burhanpur range and Samardeo felling series of Burhanpur range, as also in Kirgaon, Titgaon, Deulari, Nalwat and Bhoja felling series, the unworked blocks of the Khandwa range and in considerable areas in the Punasa and Chandgarh ranges.
		Salai forest is typical of the drier southern half of the division (Asirgarh, Burhanpur, Mandwa and parts of Singaji ranges and the western portion of west Kalibhit range), where it is mostly found almost pure with little under growth except grass.
		In other areas it is also of wide spread occurrence, particularly on the hills, teak occurs as invasive under growth in many places, associated with salai.
	www.khandwa.com /Flora.htm (2764 words)

	Burhanpur
		It is situated at the Bank of Tapti River.
		Asirgarh fort was known as "Dakhkhan ka darwaza".
		Raja Ali Khan (1576-1596 A.D.), also known as Adil Shah, was asked to submit to Akbar, when the latter had sent an expedition to Khandesh, in the summer of 1577 A.D. The former, to avoid the unequal contest with the mighty Akbar, dropped his royal title of Shah and accepted the Suzerainty of Akbar.
	www.indianngos.com /districts/burhanpur.htm (674 words)

	11/7 bombers now have names : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		According to the police, the seven men escaped to Asirgarh, a tribal village 600 km north of Mumbai, near Burhanpur in south Madhya Pradesh (MP), immediately after the 11/7 blasts. A team of officers, who were sent on their trail a week later, managed to get their names and descriptions from locals.
		The police team, which headed for MP, clearly established that MP is closely linked to the 11/7 terror attack.
		Team members reached Asirgarh on July 20 and learned that the bombers went to Kalyan by road immediately after the blasts.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1804503,001302390000.htm (407 words)

	Orissaa.com :: Culture :: Heritage :: Tourism :: Beaches :: Everything about Orissa
		But in order to hoodwink the public the Rani was declared as exploiting the people and she was deposed in 1833.
		Surendra Sai was kept in solitary confinement in the Fort of Asirgarh till he breathed his last on the 28th day of February 1888 at the age of 79.
		Thus, he spent 41 years in jail in two phases; the first being 17 years from 1840 to 1857 and the second being 24 years from 1864 to 1888, just to ensure that British authority remains unchallenged in Orissa.
	www.orissaa.com /people-surendrasai.html (392 words)

	From Chandragupta to Akbar, a nation’s history in coins
		As will over a thousand other “rarest of rare” coins including the Asirgarh mohar commissioned by Emperor Akbar to mark his 1599 conquest of Asirgarh Fort in the Deccan.
		for instance the Asirgarh mohar which the Emperor (Akbar) got made after his conquest of the Asirgarh Fort...
		Or coins dating back to the Kushana period when gold was introduced for the first time on a regular basis for making coins.
	cities.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=147777 (521 words)

	Jatt World
		For a long time Chitu defied the powerful armies sent against him and his Jat followers.
		Eventually, Chitu was killed by a tiger in the jungle near Asirgarh [8].
		Jats rebelled against the British rule in 1809 and 1824 which subsequently led to the raising of their fortifications of Bharatpur to the ground in 1825 by the British.
	www.jattworld.com /portal/modules/mysections/article.php?lid=34 (1655 words)

	D A I J I W O R L D
		The history of the Khandwa diocese began with the coming of the Missionaries of St Francis De Sales to Asirgarh Fort in 1866.
		The first of them was Fr Amedeys Delalex who as a military chaplain of Jabalpur, had to visit periodically the Asirgarh Fort, which was not very far from Khandwa.
		In 1870 Fr J Thevenet built a small chapel at Khandwa and in 1880 he built a Church in Gothic style, which was solemnly blessed by Dr Meurin, Vicar Apostolic of Bombay, in the presence of Bishop Tissot of Vishakpatanam.
	daijiworld.com /news/news_disp.asp?n_id=16941&... (618 words)

	Asirgarh Did You Mean asirgarh? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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	www.did-you-mean.com /Asirgarh.html (224 words)

	The Geographical Presence in A Passage to India
		In A Passage to India Mau shares a similar terrain and lack of perfection with the actual town.
		Forster writes that in Mau, "...the floods were even worse [than in the rest of India], and the pale grey faces of lakes had appeared in the direction of the Asirgarh railway station" (Forster 331).
		But despite the climactic imperfections of the place, Forster still conveys the beauty and comfort that India can have, even in its less physically mystifying places by making them places for relaxation.
	www.haddonfield.k12.nj.us /hmhs/academics/english/geographical_presence_in_forester.htm (2190 words)

	Madhya Pradesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Three sites in Madhya Pradesh have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO: the Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986), Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989) and the Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003).
		Other architecturally significant or scenic sites include Ajaigarh, Asirgarh, Bhopal, Dhar, Gwalior, Indore, Maheshwar, Mandu, Orchha, Pachmarhi, Shivpuri and Ujjain.
		For travel in Madhya Pradesh see: Madhya Pradesh at Wikitravel
	www.casimiro.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/m/ma/madhya_pradesh.html (772 words)

	Indian Tour Guide :: Wildlife Sanctuaries in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The hill-station of Chikaldhara (25 km from Melghat) has all the commercial benefits (and disadvantages) of a popular tourist spot, with old Victorian bungalows of colonial design.
		Forts at Gawilgarh, Narnala and Asirgarh bordering the reserve, are of great historical interest.
		They stand on precipitous slopes and have defied conquests in earlier times.
	www.indiantourguide.com /other/melghat4.asp (455 words)

	The Hindu : New Delhi News : A journey through Indian coinage
		Revealing interesting aspects of the life and times of rulers like Goddess Lakshmi was featured on the coins of Muhammad Ghori or that the coins of Mahmud Ghazni bore legends both in Arabic Kufic and Sanskrit-Nagari scripts, these coins are an important element in India's past.
		And from the imprint of the Goddess of Wealth to zodiac series by Jahangir and even famous coins like "asirgarh mohur" of Akbar, this gallery will show visitors a new side of Indian history.
		Squatters must go from public land: High Court
	www.hindu.com /2005/10/22/stories/2005102204930200.htm (399 words)

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		For some time the heroic leadership of a princess, Chand Bibi, saved the city, but in 1599 Akbar appeared in person and Ahmadnagar fell.
		In January, 1601, after the key fortress of Asirgarh had capitulated, the conquered territories of Ahmadnagar and Khandesh were organized as a province of the Mughal empire.
		Akbar returned to Agra in May, 1601, his career of conquest over.
	www.columbia.edu /itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/ikram/part2_11.html (4055 words)

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