Editing Mhow (section)

==History==
This cantonment town was founded in 1818 by [[John Malcolm]] as a result of the [[Treaty of Mandsaur]] between the English and the [[House of Holkar|Holkar]]s who were the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] [[Maharaja]]s of Indore. John Malcolm's forces had defeated the Holkars of the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha Confederacy]] at the [[Battle of Mahidpur]] on 21 December 1817. It was after this battle that the capital of the Holkars moved from the town of [[Maheshwar]] on the banks of the [[Narmada]] to Indore.

Mhow used to be the headquarters of the [[5th (Mhow) Division]] of the [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] during the [[British Raj]]. Today this small town is associated with the [[Indian Army]] and with [[B. R. Ambedkar]] who was born there.

Mhow was a meter gauge railway district headquarters during the British Raj and after 1947.<ref>Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway (B.B.& C.I. Railway) which later got incorporated in Western Railway.</ref> Mhow now has a broad gauge connection with Indore but regular train services are yet to commence.

According to [[Hinduism|Hindu]] religious texts, [[Janapav]] Kuti near Mhow is said to be the birthplace{{citation needed|date= March 2015}} of [[Parashurama]], an avatar of [[Vishnu]].