11) plateau. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Some plateaus, such as the Deccan of India and the Columbia Plateau of the NW United States, are basaltic and were formed as the result of a succession of lava flows...
12) Bijapur. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Karnataka state, SE India. It is a trade and district administrative center. Cotton ginning is an important activity; manufactures include soap, dyes, and chemicals....
13) Chhattisgarh. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Madhya Pradesh in 2000. Most of Chhattisgarh lies in the valley of the Mahanadi and Sheonath rivers; its eastern section occupies the Deccan plateau, with hills in...
14) Vindhya Range. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Madhya Pradesh state, central India. The Vindhya Range has been the historic dividing line between N and S India, separating the Sanskrit-speaking Aryan invaders...
15) Shah Jahan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), son and successor of Jahangir. His full name was Khurram Shihab-ud-din Muhammad. He rebelled against his father in 1622 but was...
16) Marathas. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...From their homeland in Maharashtra their chieftains rose to power in the 17th cent. The Marathas helped bring about the fall of the Mughal empire and were the most...
17) Rajasthan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The capital is Jaipur; other large cities are Ajmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kota, and Udaipur. In the west of the state is the Thar (Indian) Desert, which is sparsely...
18) Harsha, Indian emperor. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Indian emperor (606-47). He became (606) king of a small state in the upper Ganges Valley, and by 612 he had built up a vast army with which he forged nearly all...
19) India. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Republic of India, republic (2001 provisional pop. 1,027,015,247), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is...
20) Mughal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Muslim empire in India, 1526-1857. The dynasty was founded by Babur, a Turkish chieftain who had his base in Afghanistan. Babur's invasion of India culminated in...
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