Sipri

Sipri, later known as Shivpuri, lies among wooded hills south of Gwalior. It belonged to the country of Narwar, whose Kachhwaha chiefs held the nearby fort and surrounding territory. In 1804 the Scindia rulers of Gwalior took Sipri from the Narwar chief. The forests around the town became known as a hunting ground of the Scindia court, while the settlement grew under its new rulers.