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Built by the Bundela chief, Bir Singh Deo.Built in 1620 on a rocky elevation, it is a five-storeyed palace appears much taller than its actual height of 130 ft. In 1818 Datia played host to then British Governer-General, Lord Hastings and a splendid durbar was held in 1902 for the Viceroy, Lord Curzon.
Deogarh or Fort of the Gods and Chanderi Fort :
These forts are on the either side of the Betwa river on the main route to the Deccan. They contain the broken curtain walls and the remains of over 30 Jain temples, dating back mostly to the 9th and 10th centuries but Varaha temple dedicated to the boar incarnation of Vishnu, date back to the 5th century. Below the fort, not far from the banks of the Betwa is a gigantic black-painted statue of Shantinath, one of the Jain pontiffs whose symbol, as at Gwalior, is an Antelope.
Gwalior Fort :
The Gwalior city is dominated by its hill-top fort. Gwalior fort rises 100 metres above from the town and the fort hill is about 3 km in length. Its width varies from a km to less than 200 metres. Gwalior, established in 8th century A.D has been named after Saint Gwalipa, a hermit who had cured Suraj Sen, the king of Gwalior, of leprosy, by offering him water from the Suraj Kund or the Sun Tank located within the Gwalior fort. The walls that encircle almost the entire hilltop, are 10 metres high and solid. It consists of several temples and ruined palaces such as Jain sculptures, Teli ka Mandir, Sasbahu Temples and Man Singh Palace.
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