Gird

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Gird is a historical region in central India, centered around Gwalior, known for its cultural heritage and strategic importance in North Indian history.

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Gird canonical 2

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
airport Gwalior Airport ⓘ
borderingRegion Braj ⓘ
Bundelkhand ⓘ
Malwa ⓘ
centeredOn Gwalior ⓘ
climate semi-arid to subtropical ⓘ
containsCity Bhind ⓘ
Datia ⓘ
Gwalior ⓘ
Morena ⓘ
Shivpuri ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalZone overlap of Bundelkhand and Braj regions ⓘ
demonym Girdi ⓘ
economy agriculture-dominated ⓘ
hasCapital Gwalior ⓘ
heritageStatus important center of North Indian classical music traditions (via Gwalior gharana) ⓘ
historicalEra British colonial period ⓘ
early modern India ⓘ
medieval India ⓘ
historicalEvent First War of Indian Independence (1857) activities around Gwalior ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith Gwalior State ⓘ
Scindia dynasty ⓘ
knownFor cultural heritage ⓘ
strategic importance in North Indian history ⓘ
language Braj ⓘ
Bundeli ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
locatedIn Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
central India ⓘ
linked to: Central India

northern Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
majorCrops millet ⓘ
pulses ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
notableFort Gwalior Fort ⓘ
notableJainSite Gwalior rock-cut Jain statues ⓘ
notableTemple Sasbahu Temple, Gwalior ⓘ
linked to: Sasbahu Temple

Teli ka Mandir, Gwalior ⓘ
linked to: Teli ka Mandir
partOf Bundelkhand–Malwa cultural zone ⓘ
linked to: Bundelkhand
politicalHistory princely state under British Raj (Gwalior State) ⓘ
ruled by Maratha confederacy ⓘ
ruled by Mughal Empire ⓘ
ruled by Tomar dynasty ⓘ
regionType cultural region ⓘ
historical–geographical region ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
strategicRole gateway between North India and Deccan ⓘ
transportHub Gwalior Junction ⓘ

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