Shivpuri is a city and a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

in Shivpuri district located in the central Indian

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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second ...

. It is in the

Gwalior Division Gwalior Division is an administrative subdivision of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It includes the districts of Ashoknagar, Datia, Guna, Gwalior, and Shivpuri. The historic city of Gwalior is the administrative headquarters of t ...

of northwest Madhya Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of Shivpuri District. It is situated at an altitude of above sea level. The city is a tourist destination in the monsoon season as it has a number of waterfalls like ''Bhura kho'' and ''Tunda Bharkha kho''. Lakes in Shivpuri include ''Chandpatha jheel'', ''Jadhav Sagar jheel'', and other small lakes. The city is known for its greenery, forests and also as the former summer capital of the Scindia family who at one time ruled the

Gwalior Gwalior() is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located south of Delhi, the capital city of India, from Agra and from Bhopal, the s ...

."Shivpuri"
''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' 5 September 2014 The Indian leader

Tatya Tope Tantia Tope (also spelled Tatya Tope, : ̪aːt̪ʲa ʈoːpe 6 January 1814 – 18 April 1859) was a general in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and one of its notable leaders. Despite lacking formal military training, Tantia Tope is widely cons ...

was hanged in Shivpuri in 1859.. It also refers to a village in

Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar is a city under Muzaffarnagar District in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated midway on the Delhi - Haridwar/Dehradun National Highway (NH 58) and is also well connected with the national railway network. It is ...

Geography

Shivpuri is situated at approximately 25.43° north latitude and 77.65° east longitude. By road, Shivpuri is approximately 120 km (74.5 mi) south of

and 96 km (59.6 mi) west of

Jhansi Jhansi (; Hindi: झांसी, Urdu: ) is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative head ...

. Shivpuri has an average elevation of approximately .

Climate

Shivpuri goes through a subtropical climate like most of the northern regions of India that features three major seasons mainly, a hot summer, a monsoon season, and a cold winter.

Summer

Summer in Shivpuri arrives in April and lasts till June. During this period Shivpuri remains hot with an average high of 40 °C while the low stays around 26 °C. May is considered as the hottest month of the year when the average high temperature in the city climbs to 43 °C. However, as the season progresses temperature drops slowly.

Monsoon season

Throughout the monsoon, July–September, Shivpuri experiences a much enjoyable temperature with an average high of 34 °C. The minimum, on the other hand, fluctuates between 20 °C -24 °C.

Winter

The winter months remains cool and comfortable enough for the people. The season, from November till March, remains somewhat chilly with the average minimums of 14 °C while the low drops to 6 °C.

History

The first historical mention of Sipri (Shivpuri) was of Emperor

Akbar Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...

hunting elephants there in 1564. In the 16th Century, Shivpuri, like all of Gwalior, was part the

Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Sh ...

. The empire weakened at the end of the century, and during the '' Gardi-ka-wakt'', or 'period of unrest', the

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