Ancient M.P. during the Ramayana period. There were dense forests of Dandakaranya and Mahakantar. Vindhya, Satpura, the southern part of Yamuna, Gurjar region were included in this.
The Yaduvanshi king Madhu was the ruler of this regionand was a contemporary of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya.
Some time of exile of Lord Rama was spent in Dandakaranya.
Rama's son Kush became the king of Dakshina Kaushal.
Shatrughati, son of Rama's brother Shatrughna, ruled over Dasharna (Vidisha) whose capital was Kushavati.
The area from the Yamuna to the Godavari was politically the land of Ayodhya.
The kingdom of Ravana is said to be Amarkantak or Jabalpur region.
Mother Sita gave birth to Luv-Kush in Valmiki Ashram. This ashram was on the banks of the river Tamasa (Tons).
After the Tretayuga of Ramayana, the Dwapar era of Mahabharata started.
Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand helped the Pandavas in the Mahabharata war