Definitions for Deccan
ˈdɛk əndec·can

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deccan

   The large Deccan Plateau in southern India is located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada river. To the north, it is bounded by the Satpura and Vindhya Ranges. A rocky terrain marked by boulders, its elevation ranges between 100 and 1,000 metres (330 and 3,280 ft), with an average of about 600 metres (2,000 ft). It is sloping generally eastward. Thus, its principal rivers—the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri (Cauvery)—flow eastward from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal. The plateau is drier than the coastal region of southern India and is arid in places. It produced some of the major dynasties in Indian history, including the Pallavas, Satavahana, Vakataka, Chalukya, and Rashtrakuta dynasties, chanakya dynasties also the Western Chalukya Empire, the Kadambas, the Yadava dynasty, the Kakatiya Empire, the Musunuri Nayakas regime, the Vijayanagara and the Maratha empires, as well as the Muslim Bahmani Sultanate, Deccan Sultanates, and the Nizam of Hyderabad.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Deccan

   a triangular plateau of from 2000 to 3000 ft. of elevation in the Indian peninsula, extending S. of the Vindhya Mountains; is densely peopled, and contains some of the richest soil in the globe.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. deccan

   An extensive region of India; invaded by the Mohammedans in 1294. About 1686-90, Aurungzebe I. recovered the Deccan, but soon lost great part of it to the Mahrattas. A large part of the Deccan was ceded to the English in 1818.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Deccan

   From the Sanskrit Dakshina, the south, being that portion of Hindustan south of the Vindhya Mountains.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Deccan in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Deccan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Deccan in a Sentence

1. Courtney Sprain:

   Either the Deccan eruptions did not play a role which we think unlikely or a lot of climate-modifying gases were erupted during the lowest volume pulse of the eruptions.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan
2. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Deccan
3. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
4. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Deccan