Chanderi Tourism

Chanderi, is a town of historical importance in Ashoknagar District of the state Madhya Pradesh in India. It is situated at a distance of 127 km from Shivpuri, 37 km from Lalitpur, 55 km from Ashok Nagar and about 45 km from Isagarh. It is surrounded by hills southwest of the Betwa River. Chanderi is surrounded by hills, lakes and forests and is spotted with several monuments of the Bundela Rajputs and Malwa sultans. It is famous for ancient Jain Temples.

History The history of chanderi has gone through many rulers hand & finally it transferred back to sindhias in Gwalior in 1861 by Hug Rose(1858-1861) & became part of Isagarh District of Gwalior state & in 1947 after Independence Gwalior merged into Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 1956. The history of chanderi been started when the Ghyasuddin balban captured the city in 1251 for Nasir ud din Mahmud, Sultan of Delhi. Sultan Mahmud I Khilji incarcerated the city in 1438 as he was the sultan of Malwa .
But History of chanderi first settled when Rana sanga of Chittor Establish its capital at chanderi & gave it to Medini Rai the powerful wazir of mandu, after long ruled by khiljis, mamluk’s & Tugluk’s in 1519, then in 1540 again the rule gone back to Mughal Emperor Babur & been captured by Sher Shah Suri, after ruling the city for long years Rajput’s of Bundela incarcerated the city in 1586, then the time came when Devi singh in 1680 was made a governor of the city & Chanderi been into the hands of his family until the city invaded by Daulat Rao sindhia of Gwalior, but the vague period got started when British annexed the city in 1844 till 1857 when British lost control over the city.