Gird, India
Region of Madhya Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gird (also known as Gopasetra in ancient times,[1] or Gwalior region later[when?]) is a region of the Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It includes the districts of Bhind, Gwalior, Morena, Sheopur, and Shivpuri. Gwalior is the largest city in the region, and its historic center.
For the Russian Group of Study of Reactive Motion, see GIRD. For the village in Iran, see Gird, Iran. For the uniform polyhedron sometimes called gird, see great rhombidodecahedron.
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Historical Region of North India Gird | |
Location | northern Madhya Pradesh |
19th-century flag | |
State established: | 11th century |
Language | Southern Brajbasha dialect of Hindi |
Dynasties | Tomaras(1400-16th century)
Mughals(1526-1680) |
Historical capitals | Gwalior Gohad |
The Chambal and Yamuna rivers form the northwestern and northern boundaries of the region. Hadoti region of Rajasthan lies to the southwest, Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh lies to the south, Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh lies to the east and Braj region of Uttar Pradesh lies to the North.