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Across India there are ever so many heritage structures that remain unrestored, unexplored or hidden to public due to poor publicity by the state governments. Kaliadeh Palace near Ujjain is one such a place and efforts are being made to restore it soon. .
Located on the bank of the River Shipra, near Ujjain the popular tourist spot Kaliadeh Palace is set in a small island like place separated by a small stretch of water. Lots of people visit this site drawn by the beautiful landscape with the big palace on one side and the man-made tanks and channels on the other side. The palace that is restored back to old glory was built in 1458 AD by the Sultan of Mandu - Nasiruddin Khilji during the time of Mahmud Khilji.
The palace has central dome in Persian style architecture. Built over an elevated place, the palace offers a serene vista of the surrounding greenery. Among several underground chambers a few were said to have been used as the royal kitchen to serve the guests. According to Col. Stewart's book ''History of Central India” the palace was ingeniously built in such a way Sultan Naseeruddin Khilji diverted the flow of Shipra River through 52 tanks. The Sultan used to lie down in one of the tanks to cool off on hot days in a drunken state and on one particular occasion he was so drunk that he died in the tank due to drowning. From the two Persian inscriptions in one of the long corridors of the palace we understand that this palace was visited by Mogul Emperor Akbar and Jehangir.
In 1886 Sir Michael Filose of the Raj used it as a residence. Madhav Rao Scindia of the Scindia dynasty in 1920 took so much pain to repair and restore the structure that had been damaged during the time of Pindaris. The also built additional structures to for the government use. The Avanti-Mahatmya of Skanda Purana has recorded a description of the Sun temple and two tanks - the Surya Kunda and the Brahma Kunda. The only Sun Temple near Ujjain, at the center of the palace, also underwent restoration under the patronage of the Scindia family in the past.
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