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
• 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