Hoshangabad

Hoshangabad stands on the southern bank of the Narmada in central India. The town was formerly called Narmadapur after the river and later took the name Hoshangabad in reference to Hoshang Shah of Malwa. Its river setting placed it within the wider history of the Narmada valley, while its name recalls the Malwa sultanate that emerged in the early fifteenth century.