Ashok Nagar
Ashoknagar district was part of Chedi state of Shishupal in Mahabharata period and Chedi district in district period was part of Chanderi state in medieval period. In the sixth century AD, the Chanderi region (area of Ashoknagar district) used to come in Avanti, Darshan and Chedi districts. Which was part of the states of Nand, Maurya, Sunga and Magadha. It is believed that Ashoka, the great emperor, stayed in the area one night while conquering Ujjain, hence the name of this area was Ashoknagar. After the rule of the Naga dynasty Magadha Sunga and Shako, it became part of the Harshavardhana empire after the rule of Guptas and Moukhari. In the 8th - 9th century AD it fell under the Pratihara Rajput dynasty. King Kirtipala, the 7th descendant of the Pratihara dynasty, dated to the 10th-11th century AD established the city of Chanderi and made it the capital of its state. Jejak Bhukati Chandel also briefly ruled here after the Pratihara dynasty ended. The Chanderi kingdom was repe...