Pathari
Town
Gadarmal Jain Temple
Pathari Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 23°56′0″N 78°13′0″E / 23.93333°N 78.21667°E / 23.93333; 78.21667
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Vidisha
Tehsil	pathari
Named for	Former princely state Founder =Nawab Hayder Mohammad Khan(Great Grandson of Nawab Dost Mohammad Khan/Dost Mohammad of Bhopal State) Last ruler = Nawab Abdul Rahim Khan
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	464337
STD code	07593
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	34 °C (93 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	18 °C (64 °F)
Pathari - Climate-Data

Pathari is a town in Vidisha district, Many tourist attractions in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.^[1]

Geography

Pathari is located at 23°56′N 78°13′E / 23.933°N 78.217°E / 23.933; 78.217.^[2] It is located close to a lake on a hillock with an elevation of 550 metres. There are ancient ruins and caves close to the town in an area known as Badoh-Pathari.^[3][4]

History

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During the British Raj era, Pathari was the capital of Pathari State, one of several princely states of the Central India Agency.^[6] Pathari State was established by the Nawabzada Hayder Mohammad Khan of Orakzai Clan Mirazikhel tribe. The State of Bhopal and Rahatgarh later Rahatgarh state become Pathari after losing rule over Rahatgarh by East India Company was founded in 1723 by Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan, from Tirah in Afghanistan, a descendant of the Mirazi Khel branch of the Warakzais (Orakzai) Pathans. He entered the service of Emperor Aurangzeb and had been appointed Governor of Bhairsa. Taking advantage of the disintegrating of the Mughal Empire, he declared his independence and found a separate state. Bhopal and Rahatgarh divided between two sons of Nawab Dost Mohammad Khan Nawab Yar Mohammad Khan got reign over Bhopal State and Nawab Sultan Mohammad Khan over Rahatgarh later became Pathari State.^{[citation needed]}

Religious importance

9th century built Gadarmal Jain Temple & vanmandir Jain Temple is situated here .