| Pathari | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.9333°N 78.2167°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vidisha |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | pathari |
| Named For: | Former princely stateFounder =Nawab Hayder Mohammad Khan(Great Grandson of Nawab Dost Mohammad Khan/Dost Mohammad of Bhopal State)Last ruler = Nawab Abdul Rahim Khan |
| Leader Title: | Municipal Commissioner |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, English, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 464337 |
| Area Code Type: | STD code |
| Area Code: | 07593 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Aw (Köppen) |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 34°C |
| Blank4 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank4 Info Sec2: | 18°C |
| Footnotes: | Pathari - Climate-Data |
Pathari is a town in Vidisha district, Many tourist attractions in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[1]
Pathari is located at .[2] It is located close to a lake on a hillock with an elevation of 550 metres. There are ancient ruins and caves close to the town in an area known as Badoh-Pathari.[3] [4]
During the British Raj era, Pathari was the capital of Pathari State, one of several princely states of the Central India Agency.[6] Pathari State was established by the Nawabzada Hayder Mohammad Khan of Orakzai Clan Mirazikhel tribe. The State of Bhopal and Rahatgarh later Rahatgarh state become Pathari after losing rule over Rahatgarh by East India Company was founded in 1723 by Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan, from Tirah in Afghanistan, a descendant of the Mirazi Khel branch of the Warakzais (Orakzai) Pathans. He entered the service of Emperor Aurangzeb and had been appointed Governor of Bhairsa. Taking advantage of the disintegrating of the Mughal Empire, he declared his independence and found a separate state. Bhopal and Rahatgarh divided between two sons of Nawab Dost Mohammad Khan Nawab Yar Mohammad Khan got reign over Bhopal State and Nawab Sultan Mohammad Khan over Rahatgarh later became Pathari State.
See main article: Jain temples, Vidisha. 9th century built Gadarmal Jain Temple & vanmandir Jain Temple is situated here .
