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Gwalior (Hindi: IPA: [ɡʋɑːlɪjəɾ], pronunciation ⓘ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the City of Music [5] having oldest musical gharana in existence. It is a major cultural, industrial, and political centre in Madhya Pradesh.
Gird (also known as Gopasetra in ancient times, [1] or Gwalior region later) is a region of the Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It includes the districts of Bhind, Gwalior, Morena, Sheopur, and Shivpuri. Gwalior is the largest city in the region, and its historic center.
Located in a transitional zone between the Malwa plateau and the Gangetic plain in Upper (Northern) Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior district consists of several distinct geographical areas. [1] North and east of Gwalior city there is a broad alluvial plain, [1] [2] mostly flat and covered in dumat, parua, and kabar soils. [2]
Gwalior Municipal Corporation (GMC) is the Municipal Corporation established in 1887, it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Gwalior, located in Madhya Pradesh, India. This civic administrative body administers an area of 289 km 2 (112 sq mi). [2]
The cave temple housing 47 feet (14 m) idol of Parshvanatha. The Gopachal rock-cut monuments are a part of nearly 100 Jain monuments found in and around the Gwalior city, but these are dated earlier than the Siddhachal Caves located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of these monuments.
The city is known for its greenery, forests, and also as the former summer capital of the Scindia Dynasty, who at one time ruled the Gwalior. [2] A notable commander of 1857 rebellion, Tatya Tope was hanged in Shivpuri in 1859.
In 1231 Iltutmish captured Gwalior and from then till 1398 it was a part of Delhi Sultanate. In 1398, Gwalior came under the control of the Tomars. The most distinguished of the Tomar rulers was Man Singh Tomar, who commissioned several monuments within the Gwalior fort. [6] It came under the Mughals in 1528 and was a part of the empire till 1731.
Bilheti is a village in Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh. Bilheti is located at a distance of 20 km from Gwalior city in east direction on Gwalior-Chitaura Road. [ 1 ]