{"id":13421,"date":"2019-10-13T12:14:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T06:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/?p=13421"},"modified":"2019-10-23T18:39:29","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T13:09:29","slug":"stories-of-bhopal-part-1-heritage-monuments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/stories-of-bhopal-part-1-heritage-monuments\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories of Bhopal, Part 1: Heritage Monuments"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bhopal, Central India’s capital city of Madhya Pradesh is home to numerous heritage monuments which are rich in history and culture of Bhopal that are located within the city. A few of the stories about these heritage monuments of Bhopal are as follows:<\/p>\n
1. Kadimi Hamaam:\u00a0<\/strong> The hamaam is a Turkish-Muslim tradition of bathing, ritual cleansing and respect for water. This hamam was built in the early 1700s when the Gonds ruled the area. Kadimi Hamaam is a sauna-bath located close to the Vardhamaan Park situated near Bhopal Upper Lake. During the rule of the Nawabs, the responsibility of maintaining this bath had been given to the incomparable barber of the Nawab, Hammu Khalifa. There is a room before entering into the main hamaam which is maintained at a normal temperature even in the winters. The room adjacent to it is 12 feet in length, breadth, height, in which hot and humid temperature is maintained. The architecture of this steam room is special since it has two open vats of water, one of which is kept cool. Below the flooring of this room is a three-inch thick sheet of bronze, while below the vat of hot water is a metal heater. This hamaam is still in working condition and currently is used by the citizens of Bhopal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2. Kamlapati Mahal:\u00a0<\/strong> Queen Kamlapati was was one of the seven wives of Nizam Shah who was famous for her striking beauty. Nizam Shah was poisoned to death by his nephew Alam Shah, who in turn wanted to marry Rani Kamlapati. Kamlapati offered Dost Mohammad Khan, a hundred thousand rupees to protect her honor and her kingdom, and to avenge her husband’s death. Khan accepted the offer, and Kamlapati tied a rakhi on his wrist (traditionally tied by a sister on her brother’s hand). Khan led a joint army of Afghan and Gond soldiers to defeat and kill Alam Shah. The slain king’s territory was annexed to Kamlapati’s kingdom. The Rani did not have one hundred thousand rupees, so she paid him half the sum and gave the village of Bhopal as the remainder amount.
\nIn due course of time, Khan was also appointed the manager of Kamlapati’s state, and virtually became a ruler of the small Gond kingdom. Queen Kamlapati made the most fatal mistake of hiring Dost Mohammad Khan for avenging the death of her husband as Dost began pressurising the Queen to marry him. After killing her enemies, Khan killed her trusted bodyguards and her son, Nawal Shah and left her with no options, but suicide. In the year 1723, Queen Kamlapati jumped to her death off the fort and post her death Dost controlled the Ginnor fort and and other territories of Kamlapati’s kingdom.<\/p>\n