The two main structures in this area adjacent to Man Mandir Palace, were built by Shahjahan and Jehangir. One of them was used as a prison and the other as a resthouse, rather like hunting lodges where the Mughal emperors would stay during their visits to Gwalior on hunting expeditions. These buildings contain corridors with round stone troughs where horses and camels were tethered to be fed. The palaces have witnessed many atrocities committed by Mughal emperors.
Emperor Jehangir imprisoned many of his nemesis as well as family members he could not trust, including his father Shah Jahan, two of his brothers Murad and Dara Shikoh, and his own son, nephew Suleiman Shikoh amongst many others. Many pf these prisoners were also killed in the Gwalior Fort plalaces turned to prisons and torture houses.
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