The Gwalior Fort, sometimes called the Gwāliiyar Qila, is a hill fort close to Gwalior in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The fort has been around at least since the 10th century, and inscriptions and monuments discovered within the area that today makes up the fort campus suggest that it may have been around as early as the beginning of the 6th century. Uncertainty surrounds the precise time frame of the construction of Gwalior Fort. The fort was supposedly constructed in 3 CE by a native ruler named Suraj Sen. Man Singh Tomar, the Tomar Rajput king, constructed the present-day fort, which consists of a defensive structure and two residences. Throughout its history, the fort has been governed by a variety of different kings. Man Singh Tomar, a Tomar Rajput prince who ruled from 1486 to 1516 CE, constructed the Man Mandir and Gujari Mahal, the latter one for his wife, Queen Mrignayani, and the two principal palaces of the fort, the Gujari Mahal and Man Mandir. One of the names for Gwalipa is where the word Gwalior originates. Legend has it that Gwalipa healed the local chieftain Suraj Sen of leprosy, and out of respect for him, Suraj Sen named the city of Gwalior after him. The king built a fort and gave it the name of the sage out of gratitude. The sage gave the king the title Pal, which means Protector, and informed him that as long as his family holds this title, the fort will remain in their ownership. The fort was ruled by 83 of the descendants of Suraj Sen Pal, but Tej Karan, the 84th, lost power. The inscriptions at fort-campus and monuments suggest that it may have existed as early as the beginning of the sixth century. A sun temple constructed in the sixth century under the rule of the Huna ruler Mihirakula is mentioned in a Gwalior inscription. The Gurjara-Pratiharas constructed the Teli ka Mandir in the ninth century, which is presently found inside the fort. By the 10th century, when it is first recorded in the historical records, the fort had unquestionably been built. At that time, the Kachchhapaghatas were in charge of the fort, most likely as feudatories of the Chandelas. The fort is situated atop a sandstone outcrop on Gopachal, a lonely rocky hill. It is a long, narrow, steep feature. The Gwalior range rock-formations are made of ochre-colored sandstone that has been coated in basalt
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