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Indore has historical significance because it was located on the ancient pilgrimage route from Mahakaal at Ujjain to Omkareshwar and then to Rameshwaram. So, the pilgrims used to stop and take rest in Indore while on their way to Rameshwaram. During the medieval times, this city was accorded prominence largely because of its strategic location between the Maratha kingdoms of the west and the Mughal North India. The Maratha attackers and guerilla fighters stationed their troops and rebels in nearby areas, resulting in local landlords establishing markets and trade centers around 1720. This trading hub expanded rapidly during the Holkar dynasty that existed between 1733 and 1818. Similar to the princely state of Bhopal, Indore also became a royal state, when the British army defeated the Holkars in 1818. Rani of Indore survived as a submissive head of the state to the East India Company after the humiliating treaty of Mandsaur. In free India, Indore became the summer capital of the former Madhya Bharat state till 1956. It is also hailed as the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh.

The woman behind Indore's success Rani Ahilya Bai – Woman behind Indore Success The missing flamboyance of Indore The missing flamboyance of Indore A trading hub between the Deccan and Delhi in the 16th century, the city of Indore was discovered by Rao Nandlal Chaudhary in mid-1710. Rani Ahilya Bai Holkar, with her keen interest in education and planning, built this city. Today, Indore, the state’s largest city, offers a spectacle of majestic palaces co-existing with commercial centres. Apart from being considered as the state's commercial capital, it is also known for mouth-watering culinary experience. It is in the first 20 cities to be developed as smart cities.