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'''Khalghat''' (खलघाट 22°09'26.2"N 75°27'09.7"E) is a small town and a [[gram panchayat]] in [[Dhar district]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is located on the north bank of the Narmada, at an important ford where the Agra-Bombay national highway crosses the river.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Luard|first=Charles Eckford|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35238/page/n565/mode/2up|title=Western States (Mālwā) Gazetteer|publisher=British India Press|year=1908|volume=5 part A|location=Byculla, Bombay|pages=502|chapter=Dhar State}}</ref> Hindi and Nimadi and Malvi are the primary languages spoken in the area.

== History ==
In ancient times Khalghat was known as Khalighaṭṭa and lay on long distance routes connecting Malwa to the Deccan. Here on the banks of the Revā i.e. Narmada, Caccha, a feudatory of [[Paramara dynasty|Paramāra]] king [[Siyaka|Sīyaka II]] (c. 949-972) gave battle to [[Khottiga|Khoṭṭigadeva]], the [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rāṣṭrakūṭa]] king of Māṇyakheṭa, around 972-973 CE, and died a heroic death. This is recorded in verse 29 of the Panaheda temple inscription of Maṇḍalīka, king of a Paramāra branch ruling from [[Vagad|Vāgaḍa]] in Banswara district of Rajasthan.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Haldar|first=R.R.|date=1931–32|title=Two Paramāra Inscriptions|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.56981/page/n65/mode/2up|journal=Epigraphia Indica|volume=21|pages=41–55}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Trivedi|first=H.V.|title=Inscriptions of the Paramāras, Chandēllas, Kachchapaghātas and Two Minor Dynasties|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|year=1978|series=Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum|volume=7|location=New Delhi|pages=278–285|chapter=Panāhēḍā Stone Inscription of Maṇḍalīka (Vikrama) Year 1116|issue=2}}</ref>

Under the Mughal Empire, the main crossing was 1.5 km further east on the south bank of the Narmada, known as Akbarpur (22°08'58.6"N 75°28'13.7"E). In the 16th and 17th century, this river-crossing lay on a route frequented by several foreign travellers to the Mughal court, from the Catalán Jesuit [[:it:Antoni de Montserrat|António de Monserrate]] in 1580 to the merchant [[William Finch (merchant)|William Finch]] (d. 1613) and captain [[John Jourdain]] (d. 1619) of the East India Company: Burhanpur—Asirgarh—Bhikangaon—Akbarpur—Mandu—Depalpur—Ujjain—Barrai—Sironj.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Deloche|first=Jean|title=Transport and Communications in India Prior to Steam Locomotion|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1993|volume=1: Land Transport|location=Delhi|pages=52|translator-last=Walker|translator-first=James}}</ref> This route seems to have suffered under Emperor Shah Jahan, when Handiya became the major conduit for military traffic to Deccan. But with the establishment of Maratha rule, the Khalghat/Akbarpur ford was revived in order to serve the towns of western Malwa, especially the new capital at Indore. The British main road from Bombay to Agra, which developed between 1840 and 1860, crossed Khalghat over a collapsible trestlework bridge, continuing through Indore, Sarangpur and Shivpuri to Gwalior.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Deloche|first=Jean|title=Transport and Communications in India Prior to Steam Locomotion|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1993|volume=1: Land Transport|location=Delhi|pages=60|translator-last=Walker|translator-first=James}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dhar is located at {{coord|21.10|N|75.27|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Khalghat.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khalghat]</ref> It has an average elevation of 150 metres (495 feet).

It is located on the banks of [[Narmada River]] and [[National Highway 3 (India)|National Highway 3]] [[Agra]]-[[Indore]]-[[Dhule]]-[[Mumbai]].

== Places of archaeological interest ==
The town is rich in unexplored archaeological sites, which include Panch-paoli, Nāwada-ki-mātā, and the ruins of a terrace.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Luard|first=C.E.|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35238/page/n577/mode/2up|title=Western States (Mālwā) Gazetteer|publisher=British India Press|year=1908|location=Byculla, Bombay|pages=514}}</ref> Excavations were conducted at Khalghat in 1998-1999 under G.K. Chandrol and P. Mathur of the Directorate of Archaeology, Archives & Museums, Madhya Pradesh.<ref>Chandrol, G.K., “Excavation at Khalghat (1998-1999)”, ''Narmada Valley Culture and Civilisation'', ed. S.G. Bhatt, special issue, ''Journal of Academy of Indian Numismatics & Sigillography'', 21-22 (Indore: Academy of Indian Numismatics & Sigillography, 2007): 269-70.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archaeology.mp.gov.in/en-us/Excavations/List-of-Excavations|title=List of Excavations | Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museums Government of Madhya Pradesh,India}}</ref>

==References==
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