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Each and Every part of a country tells a story about its contribution to the country, whatever it is a small part or a big part, every member has its own importance in a family. India is also same; its every part has contributed to its history. “Gwalior” is one of them; it’s not a small city, now it’s a metropolitan city, and has its own historic background, located in Madhya Pradesh state, surrounded by rocky hills from all sides, on the north it has just formed the border of the Ganga–Yamuna Drainage Basin. The city is ruled by several historic northern kingdoms such as Maharaj Suraj Sen, the founder of the city, Naad dynasty of Pataliputra, Naga Dynasty, kushanas, Guptas, Kannauj of Gurar-Pratihara Dynasty, Kachwaha, Iltutmish, before Iltutmish Muhammad Ghori invaded the city and planned a mass destruction to capture the fort but unfortunately he failed by the brave efforts of Parihars. The rulers have remained their pages in history; they all contributed to in the history of the city through establishment some great structures. But the golden time was started from the Tomars Kingdom in 1375 by Raja Veer Singh; it was passed on to the Mughals, then to the Marathas in 1754 followed by the Scindias in the18th century.
Each and Every part of a country tells a story about its contribution to the country, whatever it is a small part or a big part, every member has its own importance in a family. India is also same; its every part has contributed to its history. “Gwalior” is one of them; it’s not a small city, now it’s a metropolitan city, and has its own historic background, located in Madhya Pradesh state, surrounded by rocky hills from all sides, on the north it has just formed the border of the Ganga–Yamuna Drainage Basin. The city is ruled by several historic northern kingdoms such as Maharaj Suraj Sen, the founder of the city, Naad dynasty of Pataliputra, Naga Dynasty, kushanas, Guptas, Kannauj of Gurar-Pratihara Dynasty, Kachwaha, Iltutmish, before Iltutmish Muhammad Ghori invaded the city and planned a mass destruction to capture the fort but unfortunately he failed by the brave efforts of Parihars. The rulers have remained their pages in history; they all contributed to in the history of the city through establishment some great structures. But the golden time was started from the Tomars Kingdom in 1375 by Raja Veer Singh; it was passed on to the Mughals, then to the Marathas in 1754 followed by the Scindias in the18th century.
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Lets start your journey with <strong>Gwalior</strong> Fort from where the history starts and city owes its<br />
name. This fort takes birth from a local tradition, Suraj Sen, a pr<strong>in</strong>ce of gurjar – parihar clan of <strong>in</strong><br />
the 18th century, lost his way <strong>in</strong> the hunt<strong>in</strong>g while hunt<strong>in</strong>g. On a secluded hill, he met an old<br />
man, the sage Gwalipa, whose <strong>in</strong>fluence almost took him by surprise. When he asked for<br />
dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g water, he was led to the pond, where the water hasnt only quenched his thirst but<br />
cured him of leprosy. In gratitude of heal<strong>in</strong>g from leprosy, the pr<strong>in</strong>ce wished to offer the sage to<br />
return someth<strong>in</strong>g to sage, and sage asked him to build a defensive wall on the hill to protect the<br />
other sages from the dangerous wild animals so that they cannot disturb the sages <strong>in</strong> Yagyas.<br />
Suraj Sen later build a Palace <strong>in</strong>side the fort, which was named after the sage <strong>Gwalior</strong> after the<br />
sage, eventually the city grows around the fort took the same name.
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