Maharajpur, Madhya Pradesh
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Maharajpur is a town in Madhya Pradesh, India located at . It was the scene of a battle in which Sir Hugh Gough, accompanied by the governor-general of India, Lord Ellenborough, defeated the local army of Gwalior state on December 29, 1843.
An Indian Air Force base operates in the vicinity.
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