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Maharashtra
State (pop., 1994 est.: 85,565,000), W central India. It is bounded by the Arabian Sea; its capital is Bombay. Occupying an area of 118,800 sq mi (307,690 sq km), it covers much of the Deccan plateau, containing the valleys of the Krishna, Bhima, and Godavari rivers. The population is a mixture of ethnic groups; Marathi is the state language. The region was divided into Hindu kingdoms in the 8th-13th cent.; they were followed by a series of Muslim dynasties. A Maratha kingdom ruled by 1674, and by the 18th cent. a Maratha empire had been established. The British gained control early in the 19th cent. When India won independence in 1947, the area was known as Bombay state; it was divided on linguistic lines in 1960, creating Gujarat in the north and Maharashtra in the south. Its economy is primarily agricultural; industries include oil-refining and cotton textiles.
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