History
History records the place from the time of the rule of King Bakht Bulund, whose kingdom was spread over the Satpura range of hills and it is believed that his rule was up to the 3rd Century. One ancient plaque, belonging to "Rashtrakut" dynasty, found in "Neelkanth" village. This dynasty ruled up to the 7th Century. Then came the Gondwana dynasty which ruled the area with Deogarh as the capital. King 'Jatav' of 'Gond' community has built the Devgarh fort. King Bakht Bulund was most powerful in the dynasty and he has adopted Islam as his religion during the rule of Emperor Aurangzeb. Later power changed many hands and finally 'Maratha rule' ended in 1803. On September 17, 1803, British East India Company had taken over this kingdom by defeating Raghoji II Bhonsle, starting the British rule. After Independence 'Nagpur' was made the capital of Chhindwara District, and on November 1, 1956 this district was re-constituted with Chhindwara as the capital.
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