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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=22.548408,75.761392&z=12&t=h&hl=en 22.548408°N, 75.761392°E]
 
|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=22.548408,75.761392&z=12&t=h&hl=en 22.548408°N, 75.761392°E]
 
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Modern name: Dr Ambedkar Nagar<br />
 
Modern name: Dr Ambedkar Nagar<br />
 
Variants: Mhow, Mohow
 
Variants: Mhow, Mohow
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==FIBIS Resources==
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*[[:Category:Mhow images|Images of Mhow]]
  
 
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*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Mhow "Mhow"] ''Love to Know 1911''
 
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mhow "Mhow"] ''Wikipedia''
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mhow "Mhow"] ''Wikipedia''
 
*[http://dkvblog.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/07/army-regiments-in-mhow-1840-1948-a-fascinating.htm Army Regiments in Mhow (1840-1948)] Dev Kumar Vasudevan's blog
 
*[http://dkvblog.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/07/army-regiments-in-mhow-1840-1948-a-fascinating.htm Army Regiments in Mhow (1840-1948)] Dev Kumar Vasudevan's blog
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*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?sk=wall ''A Town called Mhow''] Facebook page of  books about Mhow’s history by Denzil Lobo
 
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** Photographs include
 
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***[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?id=152409751481406&sk=photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=335916003130779&set=pb.152409751481406.-2207520000.1362210221&type=3&theater Postcard: The Cantonment, Mhow]
 
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***[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?id=152409751481406&sk=photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=386827484706297&set=pb.152409751481406.-2207520000.1362210221&type=3&theater Church of England <nowiki>[</nowiki>Christ Church<nowiki>]</nowiki> on the Mall, Mhow]
 
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***[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?id=152409751481406&sk=photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=333782013344178&set=pb.152409751481406.-2207520000.1362210221&type=3&theater Postcard: Roman Catholic Church, Mhow, C.I.]
 
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***[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?id=152409751481406&sk=photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=317854898270223&set=pb.152409751481406.-2207520000.1362210221&type=3&theater CNI Church, Mhow, previously the Methodist, and c 1890s  the Wesleyan Church]
 
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***[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?id=152409751481406&sk=photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=352094908179555&set=pb.152409751481406.-2207520000.1362210221&type=3&theater  A distant view of the Scottish Church, Mhow]
 
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***[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?id=152409751481406&sk=photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=429593310429714&set=pb.152409751481406.-2207520000.1362210221&type=3&theater Mhow Railway Station many years ago:1]
 
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***[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?id=152409751481406&sk=photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=368230023232710&set=pb.152409751481406.-2207520000.1362210221&type=3&theater  Mhow Railway Station many years ago: 2]
 
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***[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?id=152409751481406&sk=photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=328929447162768&set=pb.152409751481406.-2207520000.1362210221&type=3&theater  The Army School Mhow 1870]
 
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***[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?id=152409751481406&sk=photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=369970956391950&set=pb.152409751481406.-2207520000.1362210221&type=3&theater Image of a weekly newspaper ''The Eastern Herald'' Monday May 12, 1890]
 
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***[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?id=152409751481406&sk=photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=336507416404971&set=pb.152409751481406.-2207520000.1362210221&type=3&theater The Studio of Davli & Sons, Photographers Mhow]
 
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***[http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Town-Called-Mhow/152409751481406?id=152409751481406&sk=photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=481303655258679&set=pb.152409751481406.-2207520000.1362210221&type=3&theater Students of St. Mary's School Mhow  c  early 1900s] 
 
 
*Article [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GKU29zEijs8/TbXVb_95OII/AAAAAAAACsY/3ulkBGZpuOU/s1600/Christ_Church_Mhow.jpg "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 [http://bloggerdevkumar.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/chronicle-of-christ-church-mhow-by.html  Blogposts from Mhow (MP)]
 
*Article [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GKU29zEijs8/TbXVb_95OII/AAAAAAAACsY/3ulkBGZpuOU/s1600/Christ_Church_Mhow.jpg "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 [http://bloggerdevkumar.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/chronicle-of-christ-church-mhow-by.html  Blogposts from Mhow (MP)]
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenton_sands/1849611718/in/set-72157602432553340/ Photograph: Mohow Barracks (North) c 1928] flickr.com
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenton_sands/1849611718/in/set-72157602432553340/ Photograph: Mohow Barracks (North) c 1928] flickr.com

Revision as of 20:43, 17 January 2014

Mhow
British Infantry Barracks Wellesley Mhow.jpg
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

FIBIS Resources

External links

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