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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 [40]). Gwalior was the terminus for the longest narrow ...
Gwalior Division is an administrative subdivision of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It includes the districts of Ashoknagar , Datia , Guna , Gwalior , and Shivpuri . The historic city of Gwalior is the administrative headquarters of the division.
Gwalior also known as City of Music declared by UNESCO in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). With its historic landmarks and buildings, Gwalior offers attractive and aesthetic locations to visitors. From stunning monuments, marvellous palaces, aesthetic temples and the medieval fort, the city has a galore of attractions to delight ...
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North and east of Gwalior city there is a broad alluvial plain, [1] [2] mostly flat and covered in dumat, parua, and kabar soils. [2] The central part of the district, around Gwalior, is somewhat hilly, [ 1 ] with sandstone outcrops that have often served as a source for building materials. [ 2 ]
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 ...
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