The central Indian state Madhya Pradesh was the location of battles and lesser-known rule of the Sengar Rajputs. In the eleventh century CE, they migrated from Jalaun to the fertile area ofRewa district known asMauganj. They constructedgarhis (forts) in Mauganj,Nai Garhi,Mangawan, and Bichhrata that was historically known as 'Mau Raj'. This kingdom battled and survived the invasion of theKalachuris.[3]: 68
Accordingly, Sengars were the offsprings of aBrahmin named Singhi[4][5] who was the son-in-law of Gaharwar raja of Kannauj, married to his daughter Shanta. Singhi had two sons, from one sonGautam Rajputs were descended and from the other son Sengar Rajputs were descended.[citation needed]
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