Kamlapati palace

Kamlapati Palace is located on the bridge, between the larger and the smaller lake of Bhopal. Built in 1722, it is named after Rani Kamlapati the widow of the Gond ruler Nizam Shah, Chief of Ginnorgarh. Rani Kamlapati was one of the seven wives of Ginnor's Gond Warlord Nizam Shah son of Suraj Singh Shah who ruled the territory comprising the merger of 750 villages in the early 18th century. Nizam Shah built a Kamlapati Mahal as a symbol of his love in 1722 which today is being preserved by the Archaeological Survey of India. The palace has been designated as a Monument of National Importance by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Rani Kamlapati tied the rakhi to warlord Dost Muhammad Khan who protected her and her son from her enemies after her husband's death. She gifted Bhopal as a reward to Dost Muhammad Khan who developed it as his capital. Their story shows the Hindu-Muslim unity of Bhopal which continues to the present day. In 2021, the nearby Habibganj railway station in Bhopal was renamed Rani Kamlapati railway station in her honour.

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