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The Bandhavgarh Fort is situated in 
The Bandhavgarh region was ruled by Maghas, Sengars ,
Bandhavgarh
Bandhavgarh National Park is a national park of India, located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. It spreads over an area of and was declared a national park in 1968. It became Tiger Reserve in 1993 with a core area of .
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in Umaria
Umaria is a municipality city and administrative headquarter of the Umaria district of the Shahdol Division of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Geography
Umaria is located at and has an average elevation of 538 metres (1,765 feet).
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district of Madhya Pradesh
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, India
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. It is located on the Bandhavgarh hill, rising 811 meters above sea level at the centre of the Bandhavgarh National Park
Bandhavgarh National Park is a national park of India, located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. It spreads over an area of and was declared a national park in 1968. It became Tiger Reserve in 1993 with a core area of .
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. It is surrounded by many smaller hills separated by gently sloping valleys. These valleys end in small, swampy meadows, locally known as 'bohera'.
The Bandhavgarh region was ruled by Maghas, Sengars , Gupta
Gupta () is a common surname of Indian origin, meaning "guardian" or "protector".
Origins and distribution
The name is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ ''goptṛ'', which means "guardian" or "protector".
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, Pratihara
The Pratihara dynasty, also called the Gurjara-Pratiharas, the Pratiharas of Kannauj or the Imperial Pratiharas, was a prominent medieval Indian dynasty which ruled over the Kingdom of Kannauj. It initially ruled the Gurjaradesa until its vic ...
and Kalachuri. The region was under kings of Rewa till 1947.
References
Sources
*L.K.Chaudhari & Safi Akhtar Khan: Bandhavgarh-Fort of the Tiger, Wild Atlas Books, Bhopal, 2003 *Shahbaz Ahmad: Charger the long living Tiger, Print World, Allahabad, 2001 *W.A.Rodgers, H.S.Panwar and V.B.Mathur: Wildlife Protected Area Network in India: A review, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2000 *gulzar singh markam: gondwana ke garh darshan, bhopal, 2005 {{Forts in Madhya Pradesh Forts in Madhya Pradesh Umaria district Places in the Ramayana