Mhow

Mhow
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

• Images of Mhow

External links

• "Mhow" Wikipedia
• Army Regiments in Mhow (1840-1948) Dev Kumar Vasudevan's blog
• 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
• Photograph: Signals Training Centre, Mhow. Boys' Company. Winners of the Six-A-Side Football 1946 Brian Harrington Spier’s photstream on flickr.com