Gwalior Tourism, Madhya Pradesh India

Chhatris of Scindia Dynasty Tomb of Abul Fazal Sarod Museum Tigra Dam Usha Kiran Palace Hotel Ghaus Tomb Enclave Gopachal Parvat Jai Vilas Palace Museum Hathi Pool Suraj Kund Man Mandir Palace Maharaj Bada Municipal Museum Shyam Vatika Bateshwar Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum Dev Kho Tomb Of Tansen Italian Garden Enclave Roop Singh Stadium

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.