Located at an altitude of 2000 feet, the fortress town of Mandu in Madhya Pradesh is perched on the southwestern edge of the Malwa Plateau. The place boasts an exciting array of architectural wonders such as Jahaz Mahal, Hindola Mahal and Hoshang Shah’s Tomb. Baz Bahadur’s Palace, Roopmati’s Pavilion.
An ancient place, Mandu came under the control of Rajput Paramara dynasty. It was included in the Delhi Sultanate by the Khilji Sutan Alauddin Khilji. Later it was made capital of the Malwa Sultanate by its ruler Hoshang Shah (ruled 1405–34).
Hoshang Shah's Tomb Mandu | Wikimedia Commons
Mandu was annexed by Mughal emperor Humayun (1534), Shēr Shah of Sūr Dynasty (1542) and Akbar (1561).
Nahar Jharokha Mandu / Wikimedia Commons
It came under the Marathas suzerainty in 1732 under Peshwa Baji Rao I.
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