The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Madhya Bharat
or Madhyabharat (mdyb´rt) (KEY) , former state, 46,400 sq mi (120,176 sq km), W central India. It comprised 25 former princely states. In 1956 it was incorporated into Madhya Pradesh state. Gwalior was the winter capital; Indore was the summer capital.