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Mhow
| Mhow | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.548408°N, 75.761392°E |
| Altitude: | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Mhow |
| State/Province: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Rajputana-Malwa Railway | |
Mhow was founded in 1818 by John Malcolm as a cantonment town. It is still a major location of the Indian Army. In 2003 its name was changed to Dr Ambedkar Nagar after a early political leader.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Dr Ambedkar Nagar
Variants: Mhow, Mohow
External links
- "Mhow" Love to Know 1911
- "Mhow" Wikipedia
- Army Regiments in Mhow (1840-1948) Dev Kumar Vasudevan's blog
- A Town called Mhow Facebook page of books about Mhow’s history by Denzil Lobo
- Photographs include
- Postcard: The Cantonment, Mhow
- Church of England [Christ Church] on the Mall, Mhow
- Postcard: Roman Catholic Church, Mhow, C.I.
- CNI Church, Mhow, previously the Methodist, and c 1890s the Wesleyan Church
- A distant view of the Scottish Church, Mhow
- Mhow Railway Station many years ago:1
- Mhow Railway Station many years ago: 2
- The Army School Mhow 1870
- Image of a weekly newspaper The Eastern Herald Monday May 12, 1890
- The Studio of Davli & Sons, Photographers Mhow
- Students of St. Mary's School Mhow c early 1900s
- Photographs include
- Article "Chronicle of Christ Church" by Deepa Vanjani , originally in Indore Plus, The Times of India 24 April 2011. The church was built in 1823 for the troops in the cantonment. From Blogposts from Mhow (MP)
- Photograph: Mohow Barracks (North) c 1928 flickr.com
