Gondwana (India)

Gondwana is the historical name of the hilly, forested region of central India inhabited largely by the Gond people, covering parts of modern Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Between the 16th and 18th centuries Gond kingdoms such as Garha-Mandla, Deogarh and Chanda ruled much of it. In the 18th century the Maratha Bhonsles of Nagpur absorbed most of the region, which later passed to British India's Central Provinces.