Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories was a region of British India , located in central part of present-day Madhya Pradesh state in central India .
Simplified: The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories was a region of British India . The territories were located in what is now the central part of present-day Madhya Pradesh state in India .