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The Indus-Ganga belt is the world's most extensive expanse of uninterrupted alluvium formed by the deposition of silt by the numerous rivers. The plains are flat and mostly treeless, making it conducive for irrigation through canals. The area is also rich in ground water sources. The plains are the
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India. The plains encompass an area of 700,000 km (270,000 sq mi) and vary in width through their length by several hundred kilometres. The major rivers of this system are the Ganga and the Indus along with their tributaries;
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Until recent history, the open grasslands of the Indus-Ganga Plain were inhabited by several large species of animal. The open plains were home to large numbers of herbivores which included all three of the Asian rhinoceros
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The defeat of the Rajputs marks a watershed moment in medieval India's history, as it not only shattered Rajput power in the Indo-Gangetic Plain but also firmly established a Muslim presence by the 13th century.
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Clusters of yellow lights on the Indo-Gangetic Plain reveal numerous cities large and small in this photograph of northern India and northern Pakistan, seen from the northwest. The orange line is the
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The main source of rainfall is the southwest monsoon which is normally sufficient for general agriculture. The many rivers flowing out of the Himalayas provide water for major irrigation works.
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is a region of porous ground consisting of boulders and pebbles that have washed down from the mountains. It is not suitable for crops and is forested. The streams disappear underground here.
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Following the battle the Delhi Sultanate became prominent in the region, and collapse of organised Rajput resistance in northern India led to Muslim control of the region within a generation.
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The area constitutes the land between the Brahmaputra River and the Aravalli Range. The Ganga and other rivers such as the Yamuna, the Ghaghara and the Chambal River flow through the area.
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Because it is not fully possible to define the boundaries of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, it is also difficult to give an exact list of which administrative areas are part of the plain.
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Farming on the Indus-Ganga Plain primarily consists of rice and wheat grown in crop rotation. Other crops include maize, millets, barley, sugarcane, and cotton.
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world's most intensely farmed areas. The main crops grown are rice and wheat that are grown in rotation. Others include maize, sugarcane and cotton.
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Sustaining 9% to 14% of the global population across various studies, the Indo-Gangetic plains rank among the world's most densely populated areas.
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Shihabuddin returned, and in spite of being outnumbered, decisively defeated the Rajput Confederacy of Prithviraj on the same battlefield, in the
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are more verdant than the middle Ganga plain. The lower Ganga is centered in West Bengal, from which it flows into Bangladesh. After joining the
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Due to a rapidly growing population (as well as other factors), this area is considered at high risk for water shortages in the future.
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The name 'Hindustan' (हिन्दुस्तान) is Persian; it means literally 'country of the Hindus/Indians'. Its first member,
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A part of the Indo-Gangetic Plain over Northern, Central and Eastern India as well as its neighbouring countries
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The Indus–Ganga plains, also known as the "Great Indian Plains", are large floodplains of the Indus, Ganga and
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deposited across the region by the two river systems. The southern edge of the plain is marked by the
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Taneja, Garima; Pal, Barun Deb; Joshi, Pramod Kumar; Aggarwal, Pramod K.; Tyagi, N. K. (2014).
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rivers and encompasses a number of large urban areas. The plain is bounded on the north by the
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Farmers preferences for climate-smart agriculture: An assessment in the Indo-Gangetic Plain
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hunt for termites in both of these areas. In the Ganges there were large concentrations of
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of Jaipur, led a last stand for the Rajputs against the Ghurids after Prithviraj escaped.
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So many large animals would have supported a large population of predators as well.
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and horses lived alongside several species of wild cattle including the now-extinct
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controlling fish stocks and the occasional migrating herd crossing the river.
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land of new alluvium that is subject to flooding. Above the flood limit,
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Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals-Delhi Sultanat (1206-1526)
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as a separate caste also emerged in Indian social structure around the
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In the 12th century, much of the Indo-Gangetic Plain was ruled by the
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along the foothills of the Himalayas. The rivers encompassed are the
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The areas that are completely or more than half in the plain are:
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river systems. They run parallel to the Himalaya mountains, from
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and Epic eras of Indian history, this region was referred to as "
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The annual rainfall increases from west towards the east. The
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subdivide the Indo-Gangetic Plain into several parts: the
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grazing on the riverbanks along with extinct species of
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would have hunted large game on the open plains, while
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The term was later used to refer to the whole of the
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4219: 4218: 4213: 4208: 4203: 4198: 4193: 4188: 4182: 4180: 4174: 4173: 4171: 4170: 4165: 4160: 4155: 4150: 4145: 4139: 4137: 4128: 4122: 4121: 4119: 4118: 4117: 4116: 4111: 4101: 4100: 4099: 4094: 4084: 4079: 4078: 4077: 4067: 4062: 4061: 4060: 4055: 4050: 4045: 4036: 4034: 4026: 4025: 4023: 4022: 4020:Sports College 4017: 4012: 4007: 4006: 4005: 3995: 3994: 3993: 3988: 3977: 3975: 3971: 3970: 3967: 3966: 3964: 3963: 3958: 3953: 3948: 3943: 3938: 3932: 3930: 3922: 3921: 3919: 3918: 3913: 3908: 3903: 3898: 3897: 3896: 3886: 3885: 3884: 3874: 3873: 3872: 3862: 3856: 3854: 3846: 3845: 3843: 3842: 3837: 3832: 3827: 3822: 3821: 3820: 3813:Ramsar Wetland 3810: 3809: 3808: 3797: 3795: 3788: 3782: 3781: 3779: 3778: 3777: 3776: 3771: 3761: 3760: 3759: 3749: 3748: 3747: 3737: 3732: 3727: 3722: 3716: 3714: 3710: 3709: 3706: 3705: 3703: 3702: 3697: 3691: 3689: 3685: 3684: 3682: 3681: 3680: 3679: 3669: 3664: 3658: 3656: 3649: 3645:Administrative 3641: 3640: 3637: 3636: 3633: 3632: 3629: 3628: 3626: 3625: 3620: 3615: 3610: 3605: 3600: 3595: 3589: 3587: 3581: 3580: 3578: 3577: 3572: 3567: 3562: 3557: 3552: 3546: 3544: 3535: 3531: 3530: 3528: 3527: 3522: 3516: 3514: 3507: 3503: 3502: 3499: 3498: 3496: 3495: 3490: 3484: 3482: 3472: 3471: 3469: 3468: 3463: 3458: 3453: 3448: 3442: 3440: 3438:Tibeto-Burmans 3434: 3433: 3431: 3430: 3425: 3420: 3415: 3410: 3404: 3402: 3393: 3382: 3378: 3377: 3374: 3373: 3370: 3369: 3367: 3366: 3361: 3356: 3351: 3345: 3343: 3339: 3338: 3336: 3335: 3330: 3325: 3319: 3317: 3310: 3306: 3305: 3302: 3301: 3299: 3298: 3293: 3288: 3283: 3277: 3275: 3269: 3268: 3266: 3265: 3260: 3255: 3253:Mountain peaks 3250: 3245: 3240: 3234: 3232: 3225: 3216: 3206: 3205: 3202: 3201: 3199: 3198: 3193: 3187: 3185: 3179: 3178: 3175: 3174: 3172: 3171: 3166: 3161: 3155: 3153: 3145: 3144: 3142: 3141: 3136: 3131: 3125: 3123: 3112: 3106: 3105: 3103: 3102: 3097: 3092: 3091: 3090: 3083:Gorkha Kingdom 3080: 3075: 3070: 3069: 3068: 3063: 3056:Kumaon Kingdom 3053: 3052: 3051: 3049:Panwar dynasty 3040: 3038: 3032: 3031: 3029: 3028: 3023: 3018: 3013: 3008: 3003: 3001:Kirata kingdom 2998: 2993: 2988: 2983: 2978: 2972: 2970: 2961: 2955: 2954: 2951: 2950: 2948: 2947: 2942: 2937: 2932: 2927: 2922: 2916: 2914: 2910: 2909: 2907: 2906: 2901: 2896: 2895: 2894: 2883: 2881: 2877: 2876: 2874: 2873: 2872: 2871: 2866: 2861: 2851: 2850: 2849: 2844: 2839: 2834: 2829: 2819: 2814: 2809: 2804: 2803: 2802: 2792: 2790:Chief Minister 2787: 2781: 2779: 2775: 2774: 2772: 2771: 2766: 2761: 2756: 2750: 2748: 2739: 2733: 2732: 2711:State capitals 2709: 2706: 2705: 2694: 2693: 2686: 2679: 2671: 2653:27.25°N 80.5°E 2630: 2629: 2627: 2626: 2625: 2624: 2623: 2622: 2617: 2612: 2597: 2592: 2587: 2582: 2576: 2574: 2567: 2566: 2564: 2563: 2558: 2553: 2548: 2543: 2538: 2533: 2528: 2522: 2520: 2516: 2515: 2513: 2512: 2507: 2502: 2496: 2494: 2490: 2489: 2487: 2486: 2481: 2480: 2479: 2474: 2463: 2461: 2457: 2456: 2454: 2453: 2448: 2443: 2438: 2433: 2428: 2423: 2418: 2413: 2408: 2403: 2398: 2393: 2387: 2385: 2381: 2380: 2378: 2377: 2371: 2369: 2365: 2364: 2362: 2361: 2356: 2354:Mysore Plateau 2351: 2349:Ladakh Plateau 2346: 2341: 2339:Deccan Plateau 2335: 2333: 2329: 2328: 2326: 2325: 2320: 2315: 2310: 2305: 2300: 2295: 2290: 2285: 2283:Cardamom Hills 2280: 2275: 2270: 2268:Himachal Range 2265: 2263:Shivalik Hills 2260: 2255: 2250: 2245: 2240: 2238:Aravalli Range 2235: 2230: 2225: 2224: 2223: 2210: 2208: 2204: 2203: 2195: 2194: 2187: 2180: 2172: 2163: 2162: 2160: 2159: 2154: 2149: 2144: 2139: 2134: 2129: 2123:Nature worship 2120: 2115: 2109: 2107: 2103: 2102: 2100: 2099: 2094: 2089: 2084: 2079: 2074: 2069: 2064: 2059: 2053: 2051: 2041: 2040: 2038: 2037: 2035:Municipalities 2032: 2027: 2022: 2017: 2012: 2007: 2001: 1999: 1993: 1992: 1990: 1989: 1984: 1979: 1978: 1977: 1972: 1962: 1957: 1952: 1951: 1950: 1939: 1937: 1931: 1930: 1928: 1927: 1926: 1925: 1920: 1915: 1905: 1900: 1895: 1890: 1885: 1880: 1875: 1870: 1865: 1860: 1855: 1853:Extreme points 1850: 1845: 1840: 1835: 1830: 1825: 1819: 1817: 1811: 1810: 1808: 1807: 1802: 1797: 1792: 1787: 1781: 1779: 1775: 1774: 1772: 1771: 1766: 1761: 1755: 1753: 1747: 1746: 1739: 1738: 1731: 1724: 1716: 1710: 1709: 1703: 1688: 1682: 1662: 1659: 1656: 1655: 1590: 1523: 1516: 1496: 1477: 1466:. 3 April 2016 1448: 1446:, pp. 38. 1436: 1424: 1422:, pp. 37. 1412: 1400: 1388: 1371: 1345: 1323: 1307: 1286: 1260: 1242: 1241: 1239: 1236: 1235: 1234: 1213: 1210: 1209: 1208: 1207: 1206: 1199:Derajat region 1192: 1178: 1164: 1149: 1148: 1147: 1145:Nepalese Terai 1137: 1136: 1135: 1125: 1115: 1097: 1090:Sri Ganganagar 1083: 1078: 1073:Including the 1067:Madhya Pradesh 1064: 1061:Jammu Division 1054: 1036: 1031: 1025: 1020: 1014: 1000: 985: 979: 961: 958: 944: 941: 905:striped hyenas 840: 837: 710: 709: 702: 695: 688: 681: 674: 667: 660: 653: 646: 639: 632: 463:in the east. 428: 425: 281:Maratha Empire 244: 241: 209:Deccan Plateau 117: 116: 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4368: 4357: 4354: 4352: 4349: 4347: 4344: 4342: 4339: 4337: 4334: 4333: 4331: 4316: 4313: 4311: 4308: 4306: 4303: 4301: 4298: 4296: 4293: 4291: 4288: 4286: 4283: 4281: 4278: 4276: 4273: 4271: 4268: 4266: 4263: 4261: 4258: 4256: 4253: 4251: 4248: 4246: 4243: 4241: 4238: 4237: 4235: 4233: 4227: 4217: 4214: 4212: 4211:Tehri Garhwal 4209: 4207: 4204: 4202: 4201:Pauri Garhwal 4199: 4197: 4194: 4192: 4189: 4187: 4184: 4183: 4181: 4179: 4175: 4169: 4166: 4164: 4161: 4159: 4156: 4154: 4151: 4149: 4146: 4144: 4141: 4140: 4138: 4136: 4132: 4129: 4127: 4123: 4115: 4112: 4110: 4107: 4106: 4105: 4102: 4098: 4095: 4093: 4090: 4089: 4088: 4085: 4083: 4080: 4076: 4073: 4072: 4071: 4068: 4066: 4063: 4059: 4056: 4054: 4051: 4049: 4046: 4044: 4041: 4040: 4038: 4037: 4035: 4033: 4027: 4021: 4018: 4016: 4013: 4011: 4008: 4004: 4001: 4000: 3999: 3996: 3992: 3989: 3987: 3984: 3983: 3982: 3979: 3978: 3976: 3972: 3962: 3959: 3957: 3954: 3952: 3949: 3947: 3944: 3942: 3939: 3937: 3934: 3933: 3931: 3929: 3923: 3917: 3914: 3912: 3909: 3907: 3904: 3902: 3899: 3895: 3892: 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3421: 3419: 3416: 3414: 3411: 3409: 3406: 3405: 3403: 3401: 3397: 3394: 3392: 3386: 3383: 3379: 3365: 3362: 3360: 3357: 3355: 3352: 3350: 3347: 3346: 3344: 3340: 3334: 3331: 3329: 3326: 3324: 3321: 3320: 3318: 3314: 3311: 3307: 3297: 3294: 3292: 3289: 3287: 3284: 3282: 3279: 3278: 3276: 3274: 3270: 3264: 3261: 3259: 3256: 3254: 3251: 3249: 3248:Sivalik Hills 3246: 3244: 3241: 3239: 3236: 3235: 3233: 3229: 3226: 3220: 3217: 3215: 3207: 3197: 3194: 3192: 3189: 3188: 3186: 3180: 3170: 3167: 3165: 3162: 3160: 3157: 3156: 3154: 3152: 3146: 3140: 3137: 3135: 3132: 3130: 3127: 3126: 3124: 3122: 3116: 3113: 3107: 3101: 3098: 3096: 3093: 3089: 3086: 3085: 3084: 3081: 3079: 3078:Raika Kingdom 3076: 3074: 3073:Khasa Kingdom 3071: 3067: 3066:Chand dynasty 3064: 3062: 3059: 3058: 3057: 3054: 3050: 3047: 3046: 3045: 3042: 3041: 3039: 3033: 3027: 3024: 3022: 3019: 3017: 3016:Kushan Empire 3014: 3012: 3011:Maurya Empire 3009: 3007: 3004: 3002: 2999: 2997: 2994: 2992: 2989: 2987: 2984: 2982: 2979: 2977: 2974: 2973: 2971: 2965: 2962: 2960: 2956: 2946: 2943: 2941: 2938: 2936: 2933: 2931: 2928: 2926: 2925:Chief Justice 2923: 2921: 2918: 2917: 2915: 2911: 2905: 2902: 2900: 2897: 2893: 2890: 2889: 2888: 2885: 2884: 2882: 2878: 2870: 2867: 2865: 2862: 2860: 2857: 2856: 2855: 2852: 2848: 2845: 2843: 2840: 2838: 2835: 2833: 2830: 2828: 2825: 2824: 2823: 2820: 2818: 2815: 2813: 2810: 2808: 2805: 2801: 2798: 2797: 2796: 2793: 2791: 2788: 2786: 2783: 2782: 2780: 2776: 2770: 2767: 2765: 2762: 2760: 2757: 2755: 2752: 2751: 2749: 2747: 2743: 2740: 2738: 2734: 2730: 2729: 2724: 2723: 2718: 2717: 2712: 2707: 2703: 2699: 2692: 2687: 2685: 2680: 2678: 2673: 2672: 2669: 2665: 2662: 2621: 2618: 2616: 2613: 2611: 2608: 2607: 2606: 2603: 2602: 2601: 2598: 2596: 2593: 2591: 2588: 2586: 2583: 2581: 2578: 2577: 2575: 2573: 2568: 2562: 2559: 2557: 2554: 2552: 2549: 2547: 2544: 2542: 2539: 2537: 2534: 2532: 2529: 2527: 2524: 2523: 2521: 2517: 2511: 2508: 2506: 2503: 2501: 2498: 2497: 2495: 2491: 2485: 2482: 2478: 2475: 2473: 2470: 2469: 2468: 2467:Coastal India 2465: 2464: 2462: 2458: 2452: 2449: 2447: 2444: 2442: 2441:Rann of Kutch 2439: 2437: 2434: 2432: 2429: 2427: 2424: 2422: 2419: 2417: 2414: 2412: 2409: 2407: 2404: 2402: 2399: 2397: 2394: 2392: 2389: 2388: 2386: 2382: 2376: 2373: 2372: 2370: 2366: 2360: 2357: 2355: 2352: 2350: 2347: 2345: 2342: 2340: 2337: 2336: 2334: 2330: 2324: 2321: 2319: 2316: 2314: 2311: 2309: 2306: 2304: 2301: 2299: 2296: 2294: 2291: 2289: 2286: 2284: 2281: 2279: 2276: 2274: 2271: 2269: 2266: 2264: 2261: 2259: 2256: 2254: 2253:Satpura Range 2251: 2249: 2248:Vindhya Range 2246: 2244: 2241: 2239: 2236: 2234: 2233:Eastern Ghats 2231: 2229: 2228:Western Ghats 2226: 2221: 2220:Mount Everest 2217: 2216: 2215: 2212: 2211: 2209: 2205: 2201: 2198:Geography of 2193: 2188: 2186: 2181: 2179: 2174: 2173: 2170: 2158: 2155: 2153: 2150: 2148: 2145: 2143: 2140: 2138: 2135: 2133: 2130: 2128: 2124: 2121: 2119: 2116: 2114: 2111: 2110: 2108: 2104: 2098: 2095: 2093: 2090: 2088: 2085: 2083: 2080: 2078: 2075: 2073: 2070: 2068: 2065: 2063: 2060: 2058: 2055: 2054: 2052: 2050: 2046: 2042: 2036: 2033: 2031: 2028: 2026: 2023: 2021: 2018: 2016: 2013: 2011: 2008: 2006: 2003: 2002: 2000: 1998: 1994: 1988: 1987:Central India 1985: 1983: 1980: 1976: 1973: 1971: 1968: 1967: 1966: 1963: 1961: 1958: 1956: 1953: 1949: 1946: 1945: 1944: 1941: 1940: 1938: 1936: 1932: 1924: 1921: 1919: 1916: 1914: 1913:Indo-Gangetic 1911: 1910: 1909: 1906: 1904: 1901: 1899: 1896: 1894: 1891: 1889: 1886: 1884: 1881: 1879: 1876: 1874: 1871: 1869: 1866: 1864: 1861: 1859: 1856: 1854: 1851: 1849: 1846: 1844: 1841: 1839: 1836: 1834: 1831: 1829: 1826: 1824: 1821: 1820: 1818: 1816: 1812: 1806: 1803: 1801: 1798: 1796: 1793: 1791: 1788: 1786: 1783: 1782: 1780: 1776: 1770: 1767: 1765: 1762: 1760: 1757: 1756: 1754: 1752: 1748: 1744: 1737: 1732: 1730: 1725: 1723: 1718: 1717: 1714: 1706: 1700: 1696: 1695: 1689: 1685: 1683:9780861251551 1679: 1675: 1674: 1669: 1665: 1664: 1651: 1647: 1642: 1637: 1633: 1629: 1625: 1621: 1617: 1613: 1609: 1605: 1601: 1594: 1579: 1575: 1571: 1567: 1562: 1557: 1553: 1549: 1545: 1541: 1534: 1527: 1519: 1513: 1509: 1508: 1500: 1492: 1488: 1481: 1465: 1461: 1455: 1453: 1445: 1440: 1433: 1428: 1421: 1416: 1409: 1404: 1397: 1392: 1386:, p. 32. 1385: 1380: 1378: 1376: 1359: 1355: 1349: 1333: 1327: 1320: 1316: 1311: 1303: 1299: 1298: 1290: 1275: 1271: 1264: 1256: 1255: 1247: 1243: 1232: 1228: 1224: 1220: 1216: 1215: 1204: 1200: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1186: 1185:Kirthar Range 1182: 1179: 1176: 1172: 1168: 1165: 1162: 1161:Kacchi Plains 1158: 1155: 1154: 1153: 1150: 1146: 1143: 1142: 1141: 1138: 1133: 1129: 1126: 1123: 1119: 1118:Uttar Pradesh 1116: 1113: 1109: 1106:encompassing 1105: 1101: 1098: 1095: 1091: 1087: 1084: 1082: 1079: 1076: 1072: 1068: 1065: 1062: 1058: 1055: 1052: 1048: 1044: 1040: 1037: 1035: 1032: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1018: 1015: 1012: 1008: 1004: 1001: 998: 994: 991: 990: 989: 986: 983: 980: 977: 973: 970: 969: 968: 965: 957: 954: 951: 948: 940: 938: 937:river dolphin 934: 930: 926: 922: 918: 917:Bengal tigers 914: 913:Asiatic lions 910: 906: 902: 898: 897:Indian wolves 893: 891: 887: 886:water buffalo 883: 879: 875: 871: 867: 863: 859: 855: 851: 847: 836: 833: 829: 827: 823: 819: 815: 811: 807: 803: 798: 794: 790: 786: 782: 778: 773: 771: 767: 763: 759: 755: 751: 747: 743: 739: 735: 731: 727: 726:eastern India 723: 719: 715: 707: 703: 700: 696: 693: 689: 686: 682: 679: 675: 672: 668: 665: 661: 658: 654: 651: 647: 644: 640: 637: 636:Punjab Plains 633: 631:in the north; 630: 626: 625: 624: 618: 614: 609: 605: 603: 599: 595: 591: 587: 583: 579: 575: 571: 567: 562: 560: 556: 552: 548: 544: 540: 536: 532: 528: 524: 519: 517: 513: 512: 507: 506: 501: 500: 495: 491: 486: 484: 480: 475: 473: 469: 464: 462: 458: 454: 450: 446: 442: 433: 424: 421: 417: 415: 411: 406: 404: 400: 396: 391: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 369: 364: 362: 358: 353: 351: 347: 343: 339: 334: 332: 328: 324: 320: 319:Bay of Bengal 316: 312: 308: 307: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 277:Mughal Empire 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 257:Kushan Empire 254: 253:Maurya Empire 250: 240: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 163:encompassing 162: 158: 155:(172-million- 154: 150: 146: 138: 133: 125: 121: 113: 110: 102: 91: 88: 84: 81: 77: 74: 70: 67: 63: 60: –  59: 55: 54:Find sources: 48: 44: 38: 37: 32:This article 30: 26: 21: 20: 3911:Panch Prayag 3818:Asan Barrage 3381:Demographics 3296:Ganges Basin 3272: 3182:Contemporary 3088:Shah dynasty 3026:Gupta Empire 3006:Nanda Empire 2726: 2720: 2714: 2634: 2620:Southeastern 2615:Southwestern 2595:Northeastern 2585:Northwestern 2416:Ganges Delta 2411:Ganges Basin 2401:Indus Valley 2390: 2344:Chota Nagpur 2323:Lushai Hills 1997:Subdivisions 1912: 1769:Indian Plate 1759:Fossil Parks 1693: 1672: 1661:Bibliography 1607: 1603: 1593: 1581:. 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