{"id":15830,"date":"2022-06-17T02:18:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T20:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.savaari.com\/blog\/?p=15830"},"modified":"2023-10-27T15:07:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T09:37:22","slug":"rani-roopmati-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.savaari.com\/blog\/rani-roopmati-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Rani Roopmati Palace – A Testimony of Love And Sacrifice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Among the plethora of monuments that adorn the landscape of the historical city of Mandu <\/strong>in Madhya Pradesh<\/strong>, is the Rani Roopmati Palace<\/strong>, an ode to love. The sandstone structure is perched regally on the edge of a 365m cliff overlooking the Nimar Valley and the Baz Bahadur Palace to the south. It bears witness to the legendary tragic love story of Baz Bahadur, the mid-16th century Sultan of Mandu and renowned singer, and his queen, Rani Roopmati. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roopmati Palace echoes a love saga from the hardest of hearts, regardless of the era. This palace still stands as a testament to their love story today. The love story transcends religion and worldly ties and is a story of love and sacrifice etched forever on the ground in Mandu. While Indore is the nearest city from which tourists explore Mandu, we recommend a scenic roadtrip from Bhopal by hiring a reliable car rental<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The story of Baz Bahadur and Rani Roopmati lives on in the breathtakingly beautiful ruins of Mandu to this day. Bayazid Baz Bahadur Khan reigned as the last Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate from 1555 to 1562. According to legend, Baz Bahadur was an avid hunter. He once heard captivating music sung by a woman in the middle of a vast wilderness while on a hunting trip, and that is how he discovered Roopmati, singing the praises of her revered river Narmada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Also read: Explore the magic of Mandu<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roopmati, a Hindu Rajput singer from Malwa, was exceptionally beautiful and blessed with a melodious voice, one that drew the forest animals to her every time she sang. On a hunting trip, Baz Bahadur came across her surrounded by a large herd of deer, rabbits, and birds of various feathers while her voice reverberated through the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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