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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chanderi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chanderi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanderi > Source revision: 1340212324 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Chanderi | other_name = Chedi | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = File:Chanderi Fort 03.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = General view of Chanderi with Raja Rani Mahal, radio tower, Choubisi Jain temple and Kirti Durg | pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India3 | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | coordinates = {{coord|24.72|N|78.13|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) | subdivision_name1 = [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) | subdivision_type2 = [Division](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_India) | subdivision_name2 = [Gwalior](/source/Gwalior) | subdivision_type3 = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India) | subdivision_name3 = [Ashoknagar](/source/Ashoknagar_district) | subdivision_type4 = Region | subdivision_name4 = [Bundelkhand](/source/Bundelkhand) | established_title = | established_date = 11th century | founder = Raja Shishupal (mentioned in [Mahabharata](/source/Mahabharata)) | named_for = Chedi Kingdom | government_type = City Municipality Board | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 10.7 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 456 | population_total = 33,081{{Cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802407-chanderi.html|title=Chanderi Municipality City Population Census 2011-2020 | Madhya Pradesh|website=www.census2011.co.in}} | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = 3rd in [Ashoknagar District](/source/Ashoknagar_District) | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [Bundeli](/source/Bundeli), [Hindi](/source/Hindi) | timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time) | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = 473446 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 07547 | registration_plate = MP 67 | website = chanderi.nic.in | footnotes = }} '''Chanderi''', is a town of historical importance in [Ashoknagar District](/source/Ashoknagar_District) of the state [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) in India. It is situated at a distance of 127 km from [Shivpuri](/source/Shivpuri), 38 km from [Lalitpur](/source/Lalitpur%2C_India), 57 km from [Ashok Nagar](/source/Ashoknagar_(Madhya_Pradesh)), 348 km from [Jhansi](/source/Jhansi) and 46 km from [Isagarh](/source/Isagarh). It is surrounded by hills southwest of the [Betwa River](/source/Betwa_River). Chanderi is surrounded by hills, lakes and forests and is spotted with monuments of the [Malwa Sultanate](/source/Malwa_Sultanate) and the [Bundela](/source/Bundela) [Rajput](/source/Rajput)s. It is also famous for ancient [Jain](/source/Jain) Temples. Its population in 2011 was 33,190. thumb|left|Map of Chanderi and surrounding sites ==History== ===Later Pratīhāra rulers=== in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Chanderi came under the sway of the later Pratīhāra kings.A. K. Singh, "परवर्ती प्रतिहार शासक एवं उनके अभिलेख [Later Pratihara rulers and their inscriptions]," इतिहास दर्पण 15, no. 2 (2010): 60-81. During this time, Chanderi is mentioned by the Persian scholar [Alberuni](/source/Alberuni) in 1030.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} ===Delhi Sultanate=== [Ghiyas ud din Balban](/source/Ghiyas_ud_din_Balban) captured the city in 1251 for [Nasiruddin Mahmud](/source/Nasiruddin_Mahmud_(grandson_of_Iltutmish)), [Sultan of Delhi](/source/Sultan_of_Delhi).{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} ===[Malwa Sultanate](/source/Malwa_Sultanate)=== Sultan [Mahmud I Khilji](/source/Mahmud_I_Khilji) of [Malwa](/source/Malwa) captured the city in 1438 after a siege of several months.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} [Rana Sanga](/source/Rana_Sanga) of [Mewar](/source/Mewar) conquer much of the Malwa along with Chanderi and appointed his vassal [Medini Rai](/source/Medini_Rai) a rebellious minister of Sultan Mahmud II of Malwa as ruler of Malwa under his lordship. Medini Rai made Chanderi as capital of his kingdom.{{sfn|Chaurasia|2002|pp=156–157}} ===Mughals=== In the [Battle of Chanderi](/source/Battle_of_Chanderi), the Mughal Emperor [Babur](/source/Babur) captured the fort from Medini Rai and witnessed the macabre [Rajput](/source/Rajput) rite of [jauhar](/source/jauhar), in which, faced with certain defeat and in an attempt to escape dishonor in the hands of the enemy, women with children in their arms jumped in a fire pit to commit suicide, which was made for this specific purpose, against the background of vedic hymns recited by the priests.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} Jauhar was performed during the night and in the morning the men would rub the ashes of their dead women folk on their forehead, don a saffron garment known as kesariya, chew tulsi leaves (in India tulsi leaves are placed in the mouth of a dead body), symbolizing their awareness about impending death and resolve to fight and die with honour. This method of fighting & dying for the cause of retaining honour was called ''saka''.''The Mughal Throne'' by Abraham Eraly p. 33 In 1529, [Puran Mal](/source/Puran_Mal) defeated Babur's forces and captured Chanderi.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rAOBAAAAMAAJ&q=puranmal+chanderi+fort|title=Folk, Faith & Feudalism: Rajasthan Studies|last1=Singhi|first=Narendra Kumar|last2=Joshi|first2=Rajendra|contribution=Institute of Rajasthan Studies|publisher=Rawat Publications|year=1995|isbn=978-8-170-3-32732|page=381}}{{request quotation|date=August 2021}} In 1542 it was captured by [Sher Shah Suri](/source/Sher_Shah_Suri) and added to the governorship of [Shujaat Khan](/source/Shujaat_Khan). The Mughal Emperor [Akbar](/source/Akbar) made the city a ''sarkar'' in the ''subah'' of Malwa.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} ===Bundelas and Scindias=== The [Bundela](/source/Bundela) Rajputs captured the city in 1586, and it was held by Ram Sab, a son of Raja Madhukar of [Orchha](/source/Orchha).{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} In 1646 Devi Singh Bundela was made ruler of the city, and Chanderi remained in the hands of his family until it was annexed in 1811 by [Jean Baptiste Filose](/source/Jean_Baptiste_Filose) for the [Maratha](/source/Maratha) ruler [Daulat Rao Sindhia](/source/Daulat_Rao_Sindhia) of [Gwalior](/source/Gwalior_state). The city was transferred to the [British](/source/British_India) in 1844. The British lost control of the city during the [Revolt of 1857](/source/Revolt_of_1857), and the city was recaptured by [Hugh Rose](/source/Hugh_Henry_Rose%2C_1st_Baron_Strathnairn) on 14 March 1858. [Richard Harte Keatinge](/source/Richard_Harte_Keatinge) led the assault, for which he was awarded the [Victoria Cross](/source/Victoria_Cross). The city was transferred back to the Sindhias of [Gwalior](/source/Gwalior) in 1861, and became part of [Isagarh District](/source/Isagarh_District) of Gwalior state. ===Republic of India=== After India's independence in 1947, [Gwalior](/source/Gwalior) became the capital of the new state of [Madhya Bharat](/source/Madhya_Bharat), which was merged into [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) on 1 November 1956. ==Geography== Chanderi is located at {{Coord|24.72|N|78.13|E|}}.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Chanderi.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Chanderi, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}} It has an average elevation of 456 metres (1496 feet). ==Demographics== {{As of|2001}} India [census](/source/census),{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Chanderi had a population of 28,313. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. [[File:A man weaving the famous handloom Chanderi Saree.jpg|thumb|A weaver at work. Chanderi is a famous centre of [Sari](/source/Sari) production]] ==Access== There is a good roadway network in Chanderi. The town lies at State Highway 20 and National Highway 376 with connections to Ashoknagar, Ishagarh, Lalitpur etc. There is no railway service in or near Chanderi but necessary administrative measures were adopted in 2014 for a line to be operated by Northern Railways on a Pipraigaon-Chanderi-Lalitpur route.{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/news/post/pipraigaon-and-lalitpur-via-chanderi/116322|title=Pipraigaon and Lalitpur via Chanderi – Railway Enquiry|website=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=2020-02-06}} ==Jainism at Chanderi== The Chanderi area has been a major center of [Jain](/source/Jain) culture. It was a major center of the [Parwar](/source/Parwar_(Jain)) Jain community. There are a number of Jain places nearby- Gurilagiri (7 km), Aamanachar (29 km), Bithala (19 km), Bhamon (16 km), Khandargiri (2 km), Thuvanji (22 km) and Bhiyadant (14 km), and [Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh](/source/Deogarh%2C_Uttar_Pradesh) (20 km, across the border). The Jain [Bhattaraka](/source/Bhattaraka)s of [Mula Sangh](/source/Mula_Sangh), [Balatkara Gana](/source/Balatkara_Gana) had a center at Chanderi that flourished for several centuries. The lineage, as constructed by Pt. Phulachandra Shastri is as following: thumb|Khandargiri Jain Cave temples [[File:Adinath.jpg|thumb|It is a 45 feet tall rock cut murti of the first [Jain](/source/Jainism) [Tirthankara](/source/Tirthankara) [Rishabhnath](/source/Rishabhanatha), popularly known as [Adinath](/source/Rishabhanatha)]] # Devendrakirti (see [Balatkara Gana](/source/Balatkara_Gana)), who awarded [Singhai](/source/Singhai) title in 1436 CE (see [Parwar (Jain)](/source/Parwar_(Jain))) # Tribhuvanakirti (anointed in [Vikram Samvat](/source/Vikram_Samvat) 1522), # Sasasrakirti # Padmanandi # Yashahkirti # Lalitkirti # Dharmakirt #Padmakirti (died Vikram Samvat 1717) # Sakalakirti # Surendrakirti (pratishtha in Vikram Samvat 1746) A branch of this lineage continued at Sironj. # Jagatkirti (pupil of Dharmakirti above) # Tribhuvanakirti # Narendrakirti # Unknown # Rajkirti # Devendrakirti (pratishtha in samvat 1871) === Jain Temples === List of Jain temples at Chanderi:{{cite web|title=Jainism at Chanderi|url=http://chanderi.net/Jainism.php|work=chanderi.net|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317184147/http://chanderi.net/Jainism.php|archivedate=2012-03-17}} # '''Shri Choubeesee Bara Mandir :''' This temple has 2 parts with front part is known as Bara mandir and back part called Choubeesee mandir. As suggested by inscription this temple was built around year 1293(V.S. 1350). This temple was renovated in 13th to 18th century. This temple has 24 idols for 24 [Tirthankars](/source/Tirthankara) and these idols are made by the stones of actual colors as the [Tirthankar](/source/Tirthankara). All idols are same in dimensions, which is very difficult in real.{{Cite web|url=http://jainteerth.com/madhya-pradesh-m-p-jain-teerth/shri-digamber-jain-atishaya-kshetra-choubeesee-bara-mandir-chanderi/|title=Shri Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra Choubeesee Bara Mandir, Chanderi. | JainTeerth.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://jain.org.in/tirth-Chanderi,%20M.P.html|title=Jain-Tirth-Shri Bhojpur, M.P|website=jain.org.in|access-date=2020-02-06}} # '''Shri Parasnath Digamber Jain Purana mandir Jain temple :''' It is one of the oldest jain temple in chanderi containing idols of Shri Prasnath ji of 7th century. # '''Shri Khandargiri Jain temple :''' It is one of the most famous religious site in Chanderi. This temple has a 45 feet carved idol of [Rishabhnatha](/source/Rishabhanatha). Inscriptions suggest that this statue is over 700 years old.{{Cite web|url=http://chanderi.org/2010/05/05/khandargiri-temple/|title=Khandargiri Temple|date=5 May 2010}} Six caves have been cut out of the hillside. Inside there are a number of religious carvings of Jain saints and decorations carved into the existing hillside. The oldest cave is cave 6 that dates back to 1236. # '''Shri thobonji Jain temple :''' This temple belongs to 9th century.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mptourandtravels.com/Place_Of_Interest_Chanderi4.aspx |title=Madhya Pradesh Tourism, Madhya Pradesh, Tourism in MP, Tourism Info of Madhyapradesh, MP Tourism Guide, Madhya Pradesh Tour Packages, Mp tour packages, wildlife of madhya pradesh, wildlife tour packages, pilgrimage tour mptitletitle> |access-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816135943/http://www.mptourandtravels.com/Place_Of_Interest_Chanderi4.aspx |archive-date=16 August 2016 |url-status=dead }} Moolnayak of this temple is light blue colored idol colossal of Adinath of height 36 feet 8 inches. The other colossal idols in this temple are Bhagwan [ParshVanatha](/source/Parshvanatha) of height 13 feet 4 inches and Bhagwan Parshwanath of height 12 feet 6 inches.{{Cite web |url=http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/Madhyapradesh/Thuvanji.htm |title=WWW.JAINHERITAGECENTRES.COM > Jainism In India > Madhya Pradesh > Thuvanji |access-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828142803/http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/Madhyapradesh/Thuvanji.htm |archive-date=28 August 2016 |url-status=dead }} # '''Shri Chandraprabha digambar Jain temple :''' This temple is dedicated to [Chandraprabha](/source/Chandraprabha), the 8th tirthankar of Jainism. Oldest inscription date back to year 967 AD.{{Cite web|url=http://chanderi.org/2010/05/05/chandraprabh-jain-temple/|title=Chandraprabh Jain Temple | Chanderi.org|date=5 May 2010 }} == Dargah Makhdoom Shah Wilayat == thumb|Dargah of Wajihuddin Yusuf (d. 1329), Chanderi Since the 14th century, Chanderi has been the seat of a Chishti Sufi saint named Mawlānā Wajīh al-Dīn Yūsuf (d. 729/1329), who was a noted disciple of Shaykh Niẓām al-Dīn Awliyā of Delhi (1238–1325) and studied together with Kamāl al-Dīn of Dhār and Mughīth al-Dīn of Ujjain.{{Citation |last=Arya |first=Gholam-Ali |title=Chishtiyya |work=Encyclopaedia Islamica Online |url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/ISLO/COM-05000088.xml?language=en |access-date=2025-01-18 |publisher=Brill |language=en |last2=Negahban |first2=Translated by Farzin}} In 1325, Mawlānā Yūsuf received a tunic and cap that had been worn by Niẓām al-Dīn as an insignia of spiritual succession (''khilāfat'').{{Cite journal |last=Digby |first=Simon |date=2004 |title=Before Timur Came: Provincialization of the Delhi Sultanate through the Fourteenth Century |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/25165052.pdf |journal=Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient |volume=47 |issue=3 |pages=298–356 |jstor=25165052}} Locally revered as Makhdoom Shāh-i Wilāyat, the saint's death anniversary (Urs) is celebrated every year from March 27 to 29, when his devotees flock to the dargah to offer chaadars and pray for the fulfilment of their wishes.{{Cite web |title=Dargahinfo - Complete Collection of Dargahs World Wide |url=http://dargahinfo.com/Dargah_History.aspx?HID=121 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=dargahinfo.com}} In addition to the shaykh's tomb, the dargah complex has a mosque, a residence (''khānaqah'') and several inscribed cenotaphs, including that of Shaykh Barakat b. Nasib b. Siraj who died on Monday 13 Muharram 924 ''hijri'' (25 January 1518).{{Cite book |last=Gai |first=Govind Swamirao |title=Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy for 1965–66 |date=1986 |publisher=The Director General, Archaeological Survey of India |location=New Delhi |pages=Appendix D, no. 117}} == In popular culture == * [Stree](/source/Stree_(2018_film)) – The 2018 horror-comedy film [Stree](/source/Stree_(2018_film)), Starring [Rajkummar Rao](/source/Rajkummar_Rao) and [Shraddha Kapoor](/source/Shraddha_Kapoor) about a [vengeful ghost](/source/Churel) who abducts men at night, is set and shot in the town of Chanderi.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/stree-preview-boo-rajkummar-rao-shraddha-kapoor-blend-comedy-and-spook-1908828|title=Stree Preview: Boo. Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor Blend Comedy And Spook|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-08-31}} * [Sui Dhaaga](/source/Sui_Dhaaga) – Some parts of this [Anushka Sharma](/source/Anushka_Sharma) and [Varun Dhawan](/source/Varun_Dhawan) starrer film were shot in Chanderi. In this film the weaving setup was from Chanderiyaan Chanderi{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/sui-dhaaga-anushka-sharma-varun-dhawan-begin-shooting-in-bylanes-of-chanderi-madhya-pradesh-4354029.html|title=Sui Dhaaga: Anushka Sharma, Varun Dhawan begin shooting in bylanes of Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh|work=Firstpost|access-date=2018-09-14|language=en-US}} *[Gudiya Humari Sabhi Pe Bhari](/source/Gudiya_Hamari_Sabhi_Pe_Bhari) serial shot in Chanderi,{{Cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/gwalior-news/sarika-of-the-city-will-be-seen-in-the-serial-gudiya-hamari-sabhi-pe-5012850/|title=सीरियल 'गुड़िया हमारी सभी पे भारी' में दिखेंगी शहर की सारिका|website=www.patrika.com|date=25 August 2019 |language=hindi|access-date=2019-09-14}} starting with Chanderi Bus stand whose named Lalitpur Bus Adda and background of Kila Kothi. *[Janhit Mein Jaari](/source/Janhit_Mein_Jaari) starring [Nushrratt Bharuccha](/source/Nushrratt_Bharuccha) on [Zee5](/source/Zee5) is set in Chanderi with major portions filmed there. *[Stree 2-Sarkate ka Aatank](/source/Stree_2) Starring [Rajkummar Rao](/source/Rajkummar_Rao) and [Shraddha Kapoor](/source/Shraddha_Kapoor) is sequel to Stree 2018 ==See also== * [Chanderi sari](/source/Chanderi_sari) * [Chanderi District](/source/Chanderi_District) ==References== {{Reflist}} ===Sources=== * {{Cite book|first=Radhey Shyam |last=Chaurasia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XnaL7zPXPUC|title=History of Medieval India: From 1000 A.D. to 1707 A.D.|date=2002|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-269-0123-4|language=en}} * Hunter, William Wilson, James Sutherland Cotton, Richard Burn, William Stevenson Meyer, eds. (1909). * ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', vol. 9. Oxford, Clarendon Press. ==External links== {{Commons category|Chanderi}} {{Wikivoyage}} {{Wikiquote}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070420015749/http://www.jainteerth.com/teerth/chanderi.asp Shri Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra Choubeesee Bara Mandir, Chanderi] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070416190244/http://www.jainteerth.com/teerth/khandargiri.asp Shri Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra Khandargiri] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070413034723/http://www.jainteerth.com/teerth/Thuvonji.asp Shri Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra Thuvonji] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180327122806/http://chanderigi.com/ Chanderi Geographical Index Website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905170737/http://chanderifilm.com/ Film on the master weavers of Chanderi] * [https://books.google.com/books?id=9XlUdM_lBHsC ''Chanderi: Travel Guide''] [Goodearth Publications](/source/Goodearth_Publications), New Delhi, 2006. ({{ISBN|978-81-87780-96-0}}) * [https://www.mptourism.com/ Madhya Pradesh Tourism Official Website] {{Gwalior Division}} {{Authority control}} Category:Cities and towns in Ashoknagar district Category:Jain rock-cut architecture Category:9th-century Jain temples Category:13th-century Jain temples --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chanderi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanderi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanderi?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.