Suraj Sen (later known as Suraj Pal) was a legendary petty noble who founded the fortress and city of

Gwalior Gwalior (Hindi: , ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest Gwalior gharana, musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political c ...

. Legendary accounts differ as to the claimed timeframe, from 375 AD to 700 AD. Per legend, Suraj was a leper who was healed by the hermit-saint Gwalipa after bringing water from a stream to the hermit. The saint blessed Suraj, commanding him to take the last name ''Pal'', to build up the banks of the stream (creating the still-extant

Suraj Kund Surajkund is an ancient reservoir of the 10th century located on Southern Delhi Ridge of Aravalli range in Faridabad city of Haryana state about 8 km (5mi) from South Delhi. Surajkund (literally 'Lake of the Sun') is an artificial Kund ( ...

lake), and to found a fortress. Suraj named the fortress ''Gwalior'' in honor of the hermit.

References

*Balwant Row Bhayasaheb. ''History of the Fortress of Gwalior''. Education Society's Steam Press, Byculla, 1892. Pg 3–

*historyfinder

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