stands in the foothills of Vindhyachal Range in the middle of
Malwa region. Sehore has a long and glorious past.Shaiva , Shakta,
Jain, Vaishnav, Budhists and Nath priests made Sehore a
significant seat of their deep meditation. Sehore was a part of
Bhopal estate. After formation of Madhya Pradesh, the state capital
Bhopal was a part of the Sehore district. It was bifurcated in 1972
and a new district Bhopal was formed.
lores indicate that Maharshi Patanjali, the illustrious founder of
Yoga sect also spent some time here in prayers &
worship . Folklore also indicate to the visits of Lord
Rama, Laxman nad Sita to its different places. Sehore has so
many temples, Mathas, Shrines, Mosques, Churches of
great historical and religious antiquity. In that sense, Sehore
boasts of its glorious tradition of communal harmony and
is the old name of Sehore. According to a rock- edict
found from the river Seevan, it got its name from "Sidrapur".
According to an old document Sehore has got its name from the Anglo-
Indian perversion of "Sher" or Lion as pronounced by the
Britishers, since lion or "Shers" were in the great
numbers in the nearby jungles.
has been an integral part of Awanti. Later on it was under
the tutelage of Magadh dynasty, Chandragupta Ist, Harshavardhan,
Ashoka the great, Raja Bhoj, Peshwa chiefs, Rani Kamlawati and
the Nawabs of Bhopal dynasty. Sehore remained
the headquarters of the political agent and resident of the British.
big and small abound the landscape of Sehore.
Narmada , Parwati, Dudhi, Newaj, Kolar, Papnas, Kulans,
Seewan, Lotia, and other rivers tell the sad
tale of their lost splendour in the form of scattered idols.
Idols of Lord Vishnu, Ganesha, Shiva, Parvati, Nandi, Garuda, Lord
Mahavira,Gautam Buddha, Apsaras and fairies have been found in
different forms and postures.
played a crucial role in the freedom movement of India (1857
movement) . "Nishan-e- Mahaviri and Nishan -e- Mohammadi"
remained furling in the place of Union Jack. That short phase of
independence from the British clutches ended, when Sir Hurose and
Robert Hamilton crushed the uprising by putting 354 patriots to
the gallows and gunning down 149 sepoys. Nawabs of Bhopal
remained always loyal to the British. That caused heavily to to
the efforts of the patriots in order to flush out the British from
15 thAugust 1947 India got its independence . But
estate of Bhopal did not merge with the India state till
1949 and even that after a fierce struggle . Sehore has got the
honour of its achievement in the field of academics
and literature. Lanciet Likinson, the political agent got
established the first English translation of "
Abhignan Shakuntalam " in 1835- 40.
high school of sehore founded in 1835 by political agent
Likinson, has to its credit student like Mr. Hidayaullah (Former
chief justice, supreme court & vice president of India) Mr. Banchu
[Ex chief justice ] Mirza Faim Begh [chief engineer].