Long before the emergence of Khajuraho as an international cultural destination, the forested hills of northern Madhya Pradesh were shaped by the ambitions of Rajput dynasties who ruled from fortified towns and elevated strongholds.
Among these was Rajgarh, a hill palace established more than three and a half centuries ago by a ruler of the Bundela dynasty, whose political and cultural influence once extended across much of the Bundelkhand region.
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Rajgarh, around 20 km from Khajuraho, was founded in the late seventeenth century, a period marked by shifting power between regional Rajput states and the expanding Mughal Empire.
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