Bagh, Dhar

In 1982, a hoard of 27 inscriptions issued by the Maharajas of Valkha was discovered at Risawala near Bagh. The inscriptions were issued from a place known as Valkha, which has led to suggestions that the name "Bagh" is derived from "Valkha". The inscriptions are dated to the years 38-134 of an unspecified calendar era. Historians D. C. Sircar and R. C. Majumdar theorized that the Maharajas of Valkha were subordinates to the Guptas, and the calendar era used in their inscription is the Gupta era starting from 319 CE.{{sfn|Shiv Kumar Tiwari|2002|pp=63-64}} Thus, the Maharajas of Valkha can be dated to 4th and 5th centuries CE.{{sfn|Archana Verma|2007|p=23}}

The next known ruler of the region is Maharaja Subandhu of Mahishmati. His Bagh Caves inscription is dated 167 (486 CE, assuming Gupta era).{{sfn|Archana Verma|2007|p=23}}{{sfn|Walter M. Spink|2005|p=37}} Art historian Walter M. Spink has identified Subandhu as the prince Vishruta mentioned in Dashakumaracharita. According to his theory, Subandhu or Vishruta was a Gupta prince, who established the dynasty that later came to be known as Kalachuri.{{sfn|Walter M. Spink|2005|pp=153-154}}{{sfn|Sara L. Schastok|1985|p=97}}

Nearest Railway stations are Dahod 100 km., Indore 150 km., Meghnagar 104 km., Ratlam 150 km, Khandwa 220 km.

Bagh is well connected to Indore by road and Daily Bus Services.

The nearest airport is Indore.

The Khatris are a community whose inward beings dance the Sufi way. They came under the influence of a Sufi man and it stuck a long lasting chord. Originally Ajrakh printers they ventured into places to sell their fabrics and their enterprising ways kept them upfloat. From Larkana in Sind (today's Pakistan) to Pali, to the Marwadi Thar, to Manawar in Madhya Pradesh, their journey came to a stop and they settled down in Bagh in 1962, as they saw their grandfather and uncles returning to their ancestral land (Karachi, Pakistan) during Partition{{Cite web|url=https://gaatha.org/igaatha/details_craft/Crafts/Bagh-print-craft/Bagh-block-print-madhya-pradesh|title=Bagh Print~Bagh - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom|date=21 February 2015}}

Bagh is located at {{coord|22.37|N|74.77|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Bagh.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bagh] It has an average elevation of 240 metres (787 feet).

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Bagh had a population of 7415. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bagh has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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• Mahesh Memorial Public Higher Secondary School, Bagh

• Abdul Kadar Khatri (1961 - 2019) Master Craftsman{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/bagh-artist-abdul-khatri-bags-unesco-2018-award-in-qatar/articleshow/67648631.cms|title=Bagh artist Abdul Khatri bags UNESCO 2018 award in Qatar | Bhopal News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/bagh-artisan-abdul-kadar-khatri-bags-unesco--world-craft-council-award.html|title=Bagh artisan Abdul Kadar Khatri bags UNESCO, world craft council award|first=The|last=Pioneer|website=The Pioneer}}
• Mohammed Yusuf Khatri, printer

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• {{cite book |author=Archana Verma |title=Cultural and Visual Flux at Early Historical Bagh in Central India |publisher=Archaeopress |location=Oxford |year=2007 |isbn=9781407301518 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_os7mOK9v38C&pg=PP6 }}
• {{cite book |author=Sara L. Schastok |title=The Śāmalājī Sculptures and 6th Century Art in Western India |publisher=BRILL |year=1985 |isbn=9789004069411 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jh1fF8HvJmMC&pg=PA97 }}
• {{cite book |author=Shiv Kumar Tiwari |title=Tribal Roots of Hinduism |publisher=Sarup & Sons |year=2002 |isbn=9788176252997 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n0gwfmPFTLgC&pg=PA63 }}
• {{cite book |author=Walter M. Spink |title=Ajanta: The end of the Golden Age |year=2005 |isbn=9789004148321 |publisher=BRILL |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fjgq2OivwmkC&pg=PA37 }}

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