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The Fort of Gwalior or the Gwalior Fort is a defence hill fort in Gwalior, India. Mughal Emperor Babur called it the "pearl amongst the fortresses of Hind" because of its impregnability and magnificence and it has also been nicknamed the Gibraltar of India. [2] The history of the fort goes back to the 5th century or perhaps to a period still ...
In 1231 Iltutmish captured Gwalior and from then till 1398 it was a part of Delhi Sultanate. In 1398, Gwalior came under the control of the Tomars. The most distinguished of the Tomar rulers was Man Singh Tomar, who commissioned several monuments within the Gwalior fort. [6] It came under the Mughals in 1528 and was a part of the empire till 1731.
Gwalior is a major railway junction in the Northern central region. The Gwalior Junction (Station code: GWL) is the part of the North Central Railways. Gwalior is one of the few places where both narrow gauge and broad gauge railways tracks were operational (until the line closed in 2020 [41]). Gwalior was the terminus for the longest narrow ...
The "Man Mandir" palace built by Tomaras of Gwalior ruler Man Singh Tomar (reigned 1486–1516 CE), at Gwalior Fort.. Much of the information about the Tomaras of Gwalior comes from the Gwalior Fort inscriptions, the contemporary chronicles by Muslim writers, and the various history books on Gwalior (known as Guwaliar-namas).
Teli Temple, also known as Teli ka Temple, is a Hindu temple located within the Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh, India.Dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Matrikas, it has been variously dated between the early 8th and early 9th century CE.
The following structures in western Madhya Pradesh have been designated as Monuments of National Importance by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). [1]In this list, the ASI recognized monuments in the western part of Madhya Pradesh are described, in the districts Bhopal, Dewas, Dhar, Gwalior, Hoshangabad, Mandsaur, Morena, Burahanpur, Nimar (East), Nimar West, Shivpuri, Sehore and Ujjain.
Pages in category "History of Gwalior" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Battle of Malpura; D.
This inscribed stone from Gwalior was moved shortly after its discovery to the Kolkata museum for preservation. Several translations of it have been published thereafter. It is damaged, its script is the northern class of ancient Gupta script and the entire composition is in poetic verse. [1]