Alauddin Khilji under Moghul empire of Delhi conquered it n moved capital to Mandu around 1305 A.D.
Post decline of Delhis Moghul empire, mandu too saw many conquests n independent rulers all the way from Ghauri to Sultan Dilawar Khan Shah.
Some of main events in history of Mandu are
....Sultan Dilawar Khan Ghauri A.D. 1401
....Sultan Hoshang Shah A.D. 1405-1434
....Mahmud Shah A.D. 1436 (Contemporary of Rana Kumbha of Chittor)
....Malwa/Mandu annexed by Akbar A.D. 1569
Its legend lives on as the city of Joy, and in the forests of the Vindhyas today, if you listen hard enough, echo the strains of the romantic tales of Rupmati and Baz Bahadur to this day.
Bhill man is Happy to fetch some water for drinking
As per local guide; this is valley RanaPrataps famous horse Chetak crossed to save him when he was chased by enemy
Dilli Darwaja
Jahaz Mahal - built by Mahmud Khilji as his Harem, Most striking thing about this monument is its location between two water bodies, the Kaphur Talao and the Munja Talao, which gives the building the appearance of floating on water, hence its name, literally the ‘ship palace’.
Champakali Bawdi
Hindola Mahal - from remains of Hoshang Shah’s palace, it is clear that the whole area was divided into three zones – ceremonials with halls of audience, the king’s private chambers and the ubiquitous zenana, or women’s chambers. The ceremonial zone was dominated by the Hindola Mahal – literally ‘swinging palace’.
Ruins of Pleasure area with many bathing areas as well compartments for musical performances.
Asharfi Mahal - remains of the Asharfi Mahal, to the east of the Jami-masjid, it was an extraordinary achievement in its time, serving as a madrassa with open courts surrounded by cells for students on several levels. Here also are the remains of a seven-storey victory tower – which collapsed in the 17th century – echoing Ala-ud-din’s megalomaniac flights of fancy near the Qutb.
Also has Tomb of Khilji, must have been an magnificent structure but now in ruins.
Hoshang Shahs Tomb - To the south-west of the Jami-masjid lies Hoshang Shah’s tomb, among the earliest Muslim buildings in India to be sheathed entirely in white marble, possibly exerting an influence on buildings to follow elsewhere, and documented fact says that Shah Jahan sent a team of surveyors here for case studies before commencing construction of the Taj Mahal.
The Jami-Masjid - One of the finest achievements of the Ghauri dynasty. A mosque, with its necessarily vast scale to accommodate numerous worshipers, is monumental by its nature, and to endow it with elements of humanism can be counted as a very difficult exercise in design. This problem has been fairly successfully addressed. The whole building is faced with red sandstone, with little concession to decoration. Indeed, the only departure from sobriety is in the chattri inside the mosque, next to the mihrab, which shows influences from florid Gujarati architecture.
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple
Jaali mahal
Baj Bahadurs Palace
Rani Rupmati Palace
