Mandsaur
Sign in to savethumb|Idol of Lord Pashupatinath in Mandsaur Mandsaur is a city and a municipality in Mandsaur district located on the border of Mewar and Malwa regions of Madhya Pradesh, a state in Central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Mandsaur District. The ancient Pashupatinath Temple is located in Mandsaur. Later come under Gwalior state Which was 2nd biggest state. Mandsaur is famous for its opium farming.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mandsaur
- Region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 141,667
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mandsaur
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Pashupati Nath Mahadev Mandir, Mandsaur, Mandsaur Railway Station building
- Settlement.nickname
- Dashpur
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Madhya Pradesh#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Madhya Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mandsaur district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Madhya Pradesh
- Population
- +141667
- Elevation
- +427
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Mandsaur district
- Official website
- www.mandsaur.nic.in
- Image
- Pashupatinath Temple Mandsaur.jpg
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Aulikaras of Dashapura
- Yashodharman rule
- Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty
- Medieval era
- Maratha Empire
- Princely State
- Mention in Kalidas Manuscript
- Geography
- Demographics
- Education
- Notable people
- Transportation
- References
thumb|Idol of Lord Pashupatinath in Mandsaur Mandsaur is a city and a municipality in Mandsaur district located on the border of Mewar and Malwa regions of Madhya Pradesh, a state in Central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Mandsaur District. The ancient Pashupatinath Temple is located in Mandsaur. Later come under Gwalior state Which was 2nd biggest state. Mandsaur is famous for its opium farming.
==Name== Mandsaur is identified with the city of Daśapura, which is attested in various ancient and medieval texts and inscriptions. According to the 12th-century Jain work called the Pariśiṣṭaparvan, the name Daśapura was given to the city by a group of merchants visiting the royal fortress of a king named Udayana and his ten sons.