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1844. The British lost control of the city during the Revolt of 1857, and the city was recaptured by Sir Hugh Rose on March 14, 1858. The city was transferred back to the Sindhias of Gwalior in 1861, and became part of Isagarh District of Gwalior state. After India's independence in 1947, Gwalior became part of the new state of Madhya Bharat, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 1956.The town of Chanderi is set in the midst of the natural beauty of the Vindyachal Range. Through the flow of time Chanderi has played a part in the religious, mythical, political, and glorious history of North India. Hindu, Jain, and Muslim religion have all flowered to their peak and lived in harmony here. The people of Chanderi have all gained from the mixture of beliefs and culture and even today there is religious harmony that can be seen in the metaphor of the tana and the bana, the warp and weft that make the weave of the famous fabric that is hand woven here.
Chanderi is full of historical landmarks, dating from the 11th century through the medieval periods of the 13th to the 18th centuries and to modern times. Its history has witnessed good and bad periods, flowering and decline over the centuries, It is a place lost in time yet with one foot gingerly stepping into to modern world. As one walks through Chanderi its historic places, memorials, and relics seem to reach out silently to tell of its past.
In the early Vedic period it is said that Chanderi was founded by Krishna's cousin. Myth states that during the 6th century B.C. Chanderi was established by King Ched and in his name Chanderi was called an administrative township. One of the earliest and the established fable as to the founding of present day Chanderi dates to the 11th Century, is the story of the miracle of water. Where the Pratihara king Kritipal who was the ruler of Old Chanderi while suffering from leprosy discovered a magical spring that cured him. He was ordered by the goddess of the spring to build a temple at the present site of Chanderi. A more full account of this story can be read In the chapter of this book, The Miracle of Water.
The mention of Chanderi can be found in inscriptions dating back to the 11th century. At that time Chanderi and the areas around were ruled by the Pratihara Rajput dynasty and inscriptions have recorded at least 13 kings of Gurjar Pratihara Rajput dynasty that have ruled over Chanderi.
The Delhi Muslim Sultanate under Shamssuddin Altamash and his prime minister Ghiassuddin Balban attacked Chanderi in 1251 - 1252 A.D. and the Maharaja Chahad Deva was defeated and the Delhi Sultanate won Chanderi. On the occasion of this eventful victory Chanderi's Jama Masjid's foundation was laid. However after Ghiassuddin Balban's return to Delhi the authority of the local rulers returned.
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