Shindia

Japanese: Shindia
Shindia

...It was a prosperous Hindu city since ancient times, but after it was conquered in 1232 by Sultan Shamsuddin Iltūtmish, who established his base of control over North India in Delhi, it became a Muslim-controlled area. In 1751, it was captured by the Maratha forces, and in 1771 it became the Gwalior princely state under the Shindia family, but in 1804 it came under the control of the East India Company. The reason for the constant conflicts since ancient times is that the town occupies a strategically important location, a gateway connecting the Indian plains with the Deccan Plateau.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Shindia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古代より栄えたヒンドゥー教徒の都市であったが,デリーに北インド支配の拠点を築いたスルタン・シャムスッディーン・イールトゥートゥミシュShamsu’d‐Dīn Iltūtmishにより1232年に征服されて以降,ムスリム勢力の支配地となった。1751年にはマラーター勢力に攻略され,1771年にシンディアShindia家によるグワーリオール藩王国となったが,1804年に東インド会社の支配下に入った。古来抗争が絶えなかったのは,町がインド大平原とデカン高原とを結ぶ,出入口に当たる戦略上要衝の地を占めていたことによる。…

※「Shindia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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