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Line 14: Nimar was also a district in the [[princely state]] of Indore lying west of the British district on both banks of the Narmada. Area, 3871 mile² (10,026 km²); pop. (1901) 257,110. From 1823 onwards this tract, then belonging to [[Sindhia]] rulers of [[Gwalior]], was under British management; in 1861 it was ceded in full sovereignty to the British, but in 1867 it passed to [[Holkar]] rulers of [[Indore]] as the result of an exchange of territory.<ref name=EB1911/> After [[Indian Independence Act 1947\|Indian independence]] in 1947]], The former British district became the Nimar District of the new state of Madhya Pradesh, with its administrative seat at Khandwa; the Nimar District of [[Indore]] state became the Nimar district of the new state of [[Madhya Bharat]], with its administrative seat at [[Khargone]]. When Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956, The former Madhya Bharat district became [[West Nimar District]], while the eastern district became [[East Nimar District]]. West Nimar district was split into the districts of [[Barwani District\|Barwani]] and [[Khargone District\|Khargone]] on 24 May 1998 and similarly East Nimar district was split into the districts of [[Khandwa District\|Khandwa]] and [[Burhanpur District\|Burhanpur]] on 15 August 2003. ==Districts of Nimar==

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