Qaazi ki Baodi, Chanderi

Chanderi stands in a region that has seen habitation since ancient times. This baodi, or stepwell, is medieval in its history and dates to 1485 CE - a fact we know from an inscription within. The inscription names Sher Khan, the then governor of Chanderi, as its patron builder and also mentions that this was during the reign of Ghiyas ud din, the Khilji king of Malwa. The baodi is still in use, nearly five and a half centuries later.
This baodi may have once been part of a larger complex including a caravan sarai and a mosque. The place has now lost its structural integrity and the caravan sarai gateways are at a short distance from the baodi.
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