Islamnagar
was
a Rajput town, called Jagdishpur until taken by an Afgan (Dost Mohammad Khan)
in 1715. He founded the Bhopal State with Islamnagar as its capital.
Fortifications were built within them are a palace, gardens and a charming
village. Islamnagar is 11 km away on
the Bhopal- Berasia road.
Islamnagar was the
palace of Bhopal's Afghan rulers and was built by Dost Mohammed Khan. Formal
gardens surround the palace and the pavilion. The latter a synthesis of Hindu
and Islamic decorative art, has columns lavishly embellished with floral
motifs. Other monuments to see are the Hamam of the Chaman Mahal and the
double-storied Rani Mahal.
