Gwalior state was a semi-autonomous Maratha state. It was centred in modern-day Madhya Pradesh, arising due to the rise of the Maratha Empire and fragmentation of the Mughal Empire.
Gwalior state in 1903
The Maharaja of Gwalior before his palace by Edwin Lord Weeks.
Ranoji Scindia, founder of the Scindia dynasty of Gwalior
Mahadaji Shinde
Madhya Pradesh is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Dewas, Sagar, Satna, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second largest Indian state by area and the fifth largest state by population with over 72 million residents. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the east, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest.
Image: Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple Ujjain panoramio (4)
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Image: Gwalior Fort front
Image: Marble Rocks Jabalpur