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Bagelkhand

Bagelkhand or Baghelkhand is a region and also a mountain range in central India that covers the northeastern regions of Madhya Pradesh and a small area of southeastern Uttar Pradesh (see map to the right). It includes the Madhya Pradesh districts of Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi, and Singrauli and Chitrakoot of Uttar Pradesh. Bagelkhand is surrounded by the Indo-Gangetic plains in the north and east, Bundelkhand in the west and the Vindhya range in the south. The Baghels rajputs, who give their name to the region, are a branch of the Solanki rajputs who once ruled in Gujarat and migrated eastward in the 13th century. Vyaghra Dev was the first Solanki ruler who came to this area from Gujarat and established his rule. Bagh is derived from Vyaghra, which is Sanskrit for tiger. The descendants of Vyaghra Dev are known as Baghels. The Baghel kshatriyas were peoples who ruled Baghelkhand from a long time,until democracy like every other kings in India. However villages of baghel rajputs can still be found in different parts of Baghelkhand. Kshatriyas or Rajputs are called as "Thakur Sahab" or "Lal Sahab" in region of Baghelkhand. Bagelkhand Agency derived its name from the region.

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