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Originally
known
as
Jagadishpur,
the
place
was
founded
by
the
local
Rajput
chieftains.[3]
In
the
early
18th
century,
the
place
was
captured
and
renamed
to
Islamnagar
("city
of
Islam")
by
Dost
Mohammad
Khan,
the
founder
of
the
Bhopal
princely
state.
Islamnagar
was
the
original
capital
of
the
Dost
Mohammad
Khan's
state.
In
1723,
Dost
Mohammad
Khan
had
to
surrender
the
Islamnagar
fort
to
Nizam-ul-Mulk
after
a
brief
siege.[4]
Khan
was
reduced
to
the
position
of
a
kiledar
(fort
commander)
under
the
Nizam
after
a
peace
treaty.
In
year
1727
he
shifted
his
capital
to
Bhopal.
The
Scindias
controlled
the
Islamnagar
fort
from
1806
to
1817,
when
it
was
restored
to
Bhopal
following
a
treaty.[5]
Several
members
of
the
royal
family
of
Bhopal,
including
Shah
Jahan
Begum,
were
born
in
Islamnagar.
Chaman
Mahal
("Garden
Palace")
is
a
red
sandstone
structure
built
by
Dost
Mohammad
Khan.
It
is
also
known
as
Islamnagr
fort.
It
is
surrounded
by
gardens
and
fountains,
and
is
ornamented
with
floral
motifs.
It
has
charbagh
style
garden.
The
architecture
is
a
synthesis
of
the
Malwa-Mughal
architecture,
with
Bengali-influenced
drooping
eaves.
The
ruined
palace
has
a
Mughal
water
garden
and
a
hamam
(Turkish
bath).[3]
Rani
Mahal Edit
A
part
of
the
Rani
Mahal.
Rani
Mahal
("Queen
Palace")
is
a
double-storey
zenana
complex
(female
residence).
It
has
a
colonnaded
Diwan-e-Aam.[3]
It
was
residence
for
queens
of
Dost
Mohammad
Khan.
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