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Many places of the district are ancient. Remains of the Chalcolithic age have been found at a mound in village Dohar. The Gujarra inscription of emperor Ashok near Datia refers to him as Raja Ashok. Orchha's ruler Madhukar Shah gave the Jagir of Badauni to his son Veer Singh. At that time, Datia was a small village. On becoming the ruler of Orchha, Veer Singh gave importance to Datia and built a grand royal palace there in 1718 A.D. The region of Datia contributed significantly to the success of Veer Singh. Mughal Commander Abul Fazl was killed by Veer Singh at the behest of Jehangir at a place named Antari.
Maharaja Veer Singh gifted the Jagir of Datia Badauni to his disgruntled son Bhagwandas on April 20.1626 A.D. independently. Bhagwandas made Datia his capital and founded the Datia State. He ruled over Datia from 1628 to 1640 A.D. Bhagwandas built the palace of Sirol and a temple in Datia. After him, Shubhkaran Bundela ruled over Datia from 1640 to 1678 A.D. He participated in many battles on behalf of Aurangzeb. He was succeeded by his son Dalpatrao who ruled from 1678 to 1707 A.D. Dalpatrao built the rampart around the city and renamed it Dilip Nagar. However, the city continued to be called Datia popularly. He also took part in Aurangzeb's expedition against Marathas. Dalpatrao is credited with the building of Pratapgarh fort and Rao Bagh in 1694 A.D. in Datia city. Distance from Gwalior 65 km.
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Datia
Bharatgarh, Datia
This haveli was built by Maharaja Dalpat rao (1682- 1707 A.D.) for his brother Bharat Singh. That is why it is called Bharatgarh. A Ram-Janki temple exists inside the imposing haveli. Subsequently, it was the residence of the Thakurs of Vanpura. The square haveli has strong walls and a spacious courtyard with residential rooms. The temple is of Nagara style. Distance from Datia is 2 kms.
Sun Temple (Balaji), Unnao
The temple was built by Datia's ruler Vijay Bahadur in 1844 A.D. Scindia's minister Mama Sahib Jadhav commissioned its extension. The temple is located on the bank of the Pahuj river in a compound surrounded by a security wall. The four gates of the huge rampart give it the look of a royal palace.
The two-storeyed portions of the gates are crowned with palanquin-shaped roofs of Bundela style. The Sun temple in situated in the center of the courtyard. A surya chakra built on the kakshasan near the back wall surrounded by Navagraha. The temple is an important centre of pilgrimage where a fair is also held. Distance from Datia 20k.m.
What to see in Datia
Surai–Bhander, (Datia)
Bhander is situated 30 kms far from Datia .The palace named surai was built in the 18 century AD. Originally there might have been four minarets in the palace two of them are now in a ruined state. It has a three storied gate. Three first two storeys have rooms with many doors while the third portion have palanquin shaped room with domes.
The gate have Jharokhas and are decorated by Todis and Lotus petals .The palace was built of bricks and lime.
Kanhargarh Fort, Senwda
Built by Bundela ruler Dalpatrai, the enormous fort is situated at the site of earlier inhabitation about 75 km from Datia on the bank of the Sindh river. He gave the Jagir of Senwda to his son Prithvi Singh who ruled over Senwda for 51 years from 1707 to 1758 A.D. Built on a square plan, the fort is surrounded by a strong rampart. There are ruins of palaces, kothi called Ranivas, Diwan –e-Aam and phoolbagh inside the fort. Distance from Datia 60k.m.
Chandewa Baori
The large step-well is a fine example of the early 16th century, Bundela architecture. Arches, lotus bud-shaped brackets are built in it. From the use of ancient architectural blocks on a large scale in the step-well, it appears that the original step-well belonged to the 11-12th century A.D. which was turned into a two-storeyed structure in the 16th century A.D.
Orchha's ruler Veer Singh repaired it in 1618 A.D. Distance from Datia 15 k.m.
Sita Sagar Lake, Datia
Sita Sagar Lake was built by Queen Sita Joo (to 1740 A.D.) in Datia, wife of King Rao Ramchandra Bharti.
