History
In the 10th Century it was taken by the Kachwaha Rajputs. Qutb-ud-din
Aybak captured the city in 1196. Shamsud-din Altamsh took control of
the area in 1232. By the 15th century the city had a noted singing
school which was attended by Tansen. It first fell to the British in
1780, but was one of the cities taken during the Sepoy Rebellion.[3]
Today Gwalior includes the former city of Lashkar. Laskar was the
capital of Gwalior state one of the princely states of India during the
British Raj. It then served as the capital of Madhya Bharat from
1950-1956
