Gwalior Tourism, Madhya Pradesh India
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Gwalior Fast Facts
- State: Madhya Pradesh
- District: Gwalior
- Famous for/as: Heritage
- Altitude: 196 m
- Language: Hindi, English
- Best Season: Oct - Mar
- Weather: Summer 24 to 48°C, Winter 9 to 36°C
- Clothing: Summer- Cottons, Winter- Heavy woollens
- Local Transport:
- Pincode: 47400x
- STDCode: 0751
Gwalior Info
M.P.S.T.D.C.Ltd.,
C/o Hotel Tansen, 6,
Gandhi Road,
Gwalior.
Tel: (0751) 2340370, 2342606, 4010666.
M.P. Tourist Office,
Railway Station, Gwalior,
Tel: 2340370,
Manager,
Tourist Village, M.P.S.T.D.C. Ltd.,
Near Bhadaiya Kund, Shivpuri.
Tel: (07492) 223760, 221297.
The Manager,
Betwa Cottages (MPSTDC),
Orchha.
Tel: (07680) 252618.
M.P.S.T.D.C. Ltd. ,
Railway Station,
Jhansi. Tel: (0517) 2442622.
M.P.S.T.D.C.,
World Trade Centre,
Cuffe Parade, Mumbai.
Tel: 22187603, 32539000.
Telefax: 22160614,
Gwalior, India Overview
Gwalior is a historical and major city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located to the south of Agra, 422 kilometres (262 mi) south of Delhi the capital city of India, and 423 kilometres (263 mi) north of Bhopal, the state capital. Gwalior occupies a strategic location in the Gird region of India, and the city and its fortress have served as the center of several of historic northern Indian kingdoms. It is famous for Gwalior Fort, which has changed hands many times. From the Tomaras in the 8th century, it passed to the Mughals, then the Marathas under the Scindias (1754).
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Gwalior, India History
Gwalior temple has the very first occurrence of zero as a written number in the world.Gwalior may have been held by the Guptas or some of their disciples, but the oldest historical evidence shows the fort was conquered by the Hunas in the early sixth century. The evidence for this is a stone inscription of the time of Mihirakula recording the construction of a temple to the sun god. It is now in India Museum, Calcutta. Subsequently, Gwalior was taken by Gurjar Pratihars of Kannauj. From inscription found such as Rakhetra stone inscription, scholars assert that Gwalior was under the possession of Gurjara Pratiharas until at least 942 AD.
The Muslim ruled here till 1553 after which the city was captured by Vikramaditya, who later conquered the North India after defeating Akbar’s army at Agra in 1556. The British gained control of the city in 1780, after which it remained in their kitty. During the first mutiny of 1857, Gwalior was one of the most active domains. Jhansi ki Rani lost her life here while fighting with the British. This city is also an important pilgrim center for Jains as well as the Sikhs.