Shajapur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Shajapur is the district headquarters. Shajapur District is part of the Malwa Plateau. The district is situated in the northwestern part of the state. The district is bounded by Ujjain District to the west, Dewas and Sehore to the south, Rajgarh to the east, and Jhalawar District of Rajasthan to the north. Shajapur District is part of Ujjain Division.

Shajapur History

Shajapur is named after the Mughal emperor shahjahan, who stopped there in 1640. Prior to that the town was known as Kankdikheda. The original name was Shahjahanpur, which was later shortened to Shajapur. In the 18th century the town became part of the dominion of the Maratha leader Sindhia, founder of the state of Gwalior, and was the headquarters of a district of Gwalior state until Indian independence in 1947. After Independence, Shajapur and its district became part of Madhya Bharat state, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.

But at the time of Aurangjeb 656-1707, this area was totally ignored. After downfall of moughal dynasty, Shahjahanpur was brought in the Scindia state in 1732 and so many administrative changes were performed. The name "Shahjahanpur" was now �Shajapur" in this period only. A beautiful palace in the fort was also developed by Tarabai . In 1904 it was declared as a district.

Shajapur Tourism

Tourist places in Shajapur
Grasia shiv mandir
Rudreshwari mandir
Omkareshwar mandir
Zarneshwar shiv mandir
Jama masjid
Varsi dargah
Mahadeo ghat shiv mandir
Pandu khoh
Dwarkadhisji mandir
Hanuman mandir girwar
Someshwar shiv mandir
Ganesh mandir
Gaytri shakti peeth
Muradpura and danci hanuman mandir