Chanderi Fort |
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The Chanderi Fort is located in the small historical town of Chanderi in the Ashoknagar District of Madhya Pradesh. The Chanderi Fort is the most conspicuous monument in this ancient town. The Chanderi Fort dates back to the Mughal Period. The Muslim rulers took a lot of initiative to construct the fortification walls of the fort. The Mahals within the fort were built by the Bundela chiefs. Deogarh or Fort of the Gods and Chanderi Fort: These forts are on the either side of the Betwa River on the main route to the Deccan. They enclose the broken curtain walls and the remains of over 30 Jain temples, dating back mostly to the 9th and 10th centuries but Varaha temple dedicated to the boar incarnation of Vishnu, date back to the 5th century. Below the fort, not far from the banks of the Betwa is a gigantic black-painted statue of Shantinath, one of the Jain pontiffs whose symbol, as at Gwalior, is an Antelope. The monuments of Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh mirror the impact of Mughal style of architecture. Chanderi, 34 km west of Lalitpur, was once a town of considerable strategic importance, picturesquely sited in a great bay of sandstone hills pierced by narrow passes. It was the northern capital of Malwa, an independent dominion of the Muslim sultanate. In the early 16th century it was conferred on Medini Rao and then it was seized by Babur in 1528. The monuments of Chanderi date from the 4th Century A.D. to the 19th century. The Ghuri and Khalji sultans of Mandu left a number of interesting architectural monuments. The widespread use of recycled temple columns, a trabcated style and the small, domed kiosks found on a number of the buildings are also indicative of an early example of Rajput style. |
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Address:"Chanderi fort located at Chanderi in Ashoknagar District of Madhya Pradesh state in India is situated at a distance of 127 km from Shivpuri |
District: Ashoknagar |
Nearest City: Bhopal, Kulpahar and Lalitpur |
Best time to visit: October to March |
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Chanderi is mentioned by the Persian scholar Alberuni in 1030. Ghiyas ud din Balban captured the city in 1251 for Nasir ud din Mahmud, Sultan of Delhi. Sultan Mahmud I Khilji of Malwa captured the city in 1438 after a siege of several months. In 1520 Rana Sangha of Mewar captured the city, and gave it to Medini Rai, a rebellious minister of Sultan Mahmud II of Malwa. The Mughal Emperor Babur captured the city from Medini Rai, and in 1540 it was captured by Sher Shah Suri, and added to the governorship of Shujaat Khan. The Mughal Emperor Akbar made the city a sarkar in the subah of Malwa. The Bundela Rajputs captured the city in 1586, and it was held by Ram Sab, a son of Raja Madhukar of Orchha. In 1680 Devi Singh Bundela was made governor of the city, and Chanderi remained in the hands of his family until it was annexed in 1811 by Jean Baptiste Filose for the Maratha ruler Daulat Rao Sindhia of Gwalior. The city was transferred to the British in 1844. The British lost control of the city during the Revolt of 1857, and the city was recaptured by Sir Hugh Rose on February 14, 1858. The city was transferred back to the Sindhias of Gwalior in 1861, and became part of Isagarh District of Gwalior state. After India's independence in 1947, Gwalior became part of the new state of Madhya Bharat, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 1956. |
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Nearest Railway Station: Lalitpur (36 km) and Jhansi (124 km) on the Delhi-Chennai and Delhi-Mumbai main line are the closest railheads. Ashok Nagar (46 km) and Mungaoli (38 km) also serve Chanderi. |
Nearest Airport:The nearest airports are at Bhopal (258 km) and Gwalior (259 km). |
Road Transport:Bus and Cars for hire |
Nearest Visiting places: |
Koshak Mahal Jama Masjid Badal Mahal Gateway, Shahazadi ka Rauza Parmeshwar Tal Battisi Baowdi Thruvanji Kati Ghati Chanderi Fort Buddhi Chanderi |
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Check out the Circuit House, Dak Bungalow and Rest House near the bus stand. Also
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Police Station: 1.Habib Ganj Police Station |
Nearest Hospital: 1.District Hospital |
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