Khandesh (Marathi: ख़ानदेश) is a region of central India, which forms the northwestern portion of Maharashtra state.Khandesh was the region demarcated as a boundary after which Dakkhan a.k.a. Deccan started.Originally The Khandesh state was founded and ruled by the Faruqi dynasty with the capital at Burhanpur which is now in Madhya Pradesh.