Gondwana Hills

The Gondwana hills here rise south of the Narmada valley in the eastern Mahadeo country. The Satpura uplands form a series of forested ridges and valleys rather than a single mountain wall. Among their strongholds was Chauragarh, built by the Gond rulers of Garha-Mandla on the plateau edge above the Narmada. Its defences enclosed two hills, and tanks and wells supplied the heights where armies repeatedly fought for control of the kingdom.