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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''

=Ashta, Bhopal =
Head-quarters of the Nizamat-i-Maghrib or western district 
of Bhopal State, Central India, situated in 23 1' N. and 76 46' E., 
on the east bank of the Parbati. Population (1901), 5,534. The site 
is traditionally said to be a very old one, but the present town was built 
in the fifteenth century. In Akbar's time it was the head-quarters of 
a mahal in the Sarangpur sarkar of the Subah of Malwa. The town 
is surrounded by a fortified wall, and contains a small fort built by Dost 
Muhammad Khan in 1716 ; both wall and fort are now in a dilapidated 
condition. In 1745 Ashta was seized by the Marathas, but was restored 
to Bhopal under the treaty of 181 7. A mosque built in 1602 stands 
in the town. In 1837 Nawab Jahangir Muhammad Khan was besieged 
in Ashta by the forces of Kudsia Begam. The chief industries are 
weaving, dyeing, and printing of cotton cloth. A considerable trade 
in opium is carried on here ; and the town contains a primary 
school, a dispensary, British and State post offices, and an inspection 
bungalow.