Kharbuja Mahal - Dhar

Kharbuja Palace is a 16th century historic palace situated in the fort of Dhar. The dome of its dome is like a melon. It is a two storey building with seven rooms on the lower floor and four rooms on the upper floor. This palace is also the birthplace of Peshwa Bajirao II. (Actual position) In present-day, it is very dilapidated. By seeing this palace you can understand how our historic heritage is wasted In the Maratha period, this castle was painted on plaster and wall, on which the current educated architect had ruined the plaster of cement. In-room rooms are completely damaged. - Weeds and plants have sprouted on the deck, which will be seen in Bakerya pearyi. -The names of lovers-lovers will appear on the streets. The garbage and liquor bottles are scattered on the side. No safety measures have been adopted -Which tourist books or any other information will be attracted to tourism, they will not get anything except disappointment. (what can be done) This palace is the historical heritage of Vassio and therefore he should try to conserve it.

This fort was known as [[Dhar Giri Lilodyan]] during the time of King Bhojdev [1010–1055], the paramount ruler of Dhar. As Alauddin Khalji ascended the Delhi throne, Islamic influence began to spread in Dhar, as a result, in 1305, Alauddin Khalji's commander Iinul Mulk Multani invaded Malwa and killed the Parmar ruler Mahalakdev, ending the Parmar dynasty and broke the gate on the fort. It was later captured and renovated the fort and completed the work of denigration. In the year 138, Muhammad Vin Tughlaq also stayed in this fort for some time while going to Devgiri. At the time of the Revolt of 1857, Dhar remained as the main center of Central India, this fort was occupied by Indian freedom fighters and held for four months from July to October. [Reconstruction and year is based on information provided by the archaeological department in the fort] There are many other structures inside the fort which are quite important, such as Khadbuja Mahal, Sheesh Mahal. It is clear in history that Jahangir helped build the Sheesh Mahal. Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Shah Jahan, also took refuge in this fort during the war with Aurangzeb.At this time Kharbuja palace, which got its name due to the shape of musk melon, was built in the 16th century AD. The Pawar dynasty captured this fort in 1732 AD and used it as a royal palace. During the Maratha struggle, Raghunath Rao's wife Anandi Bai took shelter here, and she gave birth to Peshwa Bajirao II at this place. Vairasingh Parmar conquered Dhar in the 10th century and made his capital. Today this fort is in ruins, but whatever remains are proof of its grand past. The fortification wall had collapsed due to neglect, lack of maintenance, lack of water and growth of trees and heavy bushes. But the administration has begun executing repair plans to control further deterioration; There are plans to engrave new wooden door panels with the same design and pattern, fortification wall strengthened, plaster protection work done using sand stone slab over lime.