Located in the Madhya Pradesh state of India, It is a city in this district. The administrative hub of Ujjain district and Ujjain division, it is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh.
One of Sapta Puri’s Hindu pilgrimage sites, it is well-known for hosting the Kumbh Mela every twelve years.
In the heart of the city is the well-known Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple. From the time of the Ancient Mahajanapadas until the British colonization of India.
The city has been one of the most important commercial and political hubs of the Indian Subcontinent.
It was once the most important city on the Malwa plateau in central India for much of its history. It is an ancient city located on the eastern bank of the Shipra River.
Bharthari wrote his famous epics in the place then known as Ujjayini, including Virat Katha, Neeti Sataka, and the love story of Pradyot Princess Vasavadatta and Udayan.
The capital of the area was moved by the Paramaras from Ujjain to Dhar. In the course of his Indian invasion, Mahmud of Ghazni sacked the city and made it pay tribute.