Place:Morena, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Morena district is one of the 52 districts of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in the Chambal division.

History

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Excavations in the district have found Naga coins from the 3rd and 4th centuries, suggesting the region was under their rule. After them, the district was ruled by the various dynasties of the Gangetic Plain: Guptas, Vardhanas, and Gujara-Pratiharas. After the Gujara-Pratiharas the region was ruled by the Kachchapaghatas, whose king Kirtiraja built the temples at Sihoniya. After their demise, the Tomar Rajputs took over the region and ruled until the Mughal hegemony. After this, part of the district fell under the Ranthambore sarkar of Ajmer Subah and Gwalior sarkar of Agra Subah. After the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761, Mahadaji Shinde of Ujjain captured the region for the Marathas and in 1810 the Scindias established Gwalior State. In 1853 Gwalior established districts. What became Morena district comprised four: Sabalgarh, Sheopur, Sikarwari and Tanwarghar.

During the 1857 rebellion, Gwalior remained loyal to the British and was invaded by Tatya Tope and Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. Although they captured Gwalior for a time, they were eventually defeated in battle where the Rani was killed. In 1947, Gwalior joined the Indian Union and in 1948 it became part of the state of Madhya Bharat. After the 1956 reorganisation it remained in Madhya Pradesh.

Morena has been home to various famous dacoits of the Chambal region such as Paan Singh Tomar, Phoolan Devi, etc.

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