In June 1857 the Gwalior soldiery mutinied and massacred the
Europeans, but the Maharaja remained throughout loyal to the English
Government.
Sir Hugh Rose recaptured the place by assault on the 28th June 1858.
In the changed circumstances of the country, and with regard to the
modern developments of the art of war, the Gwalior fortress is now of
slight military value.
27. The territory of the Dholpur chief is about fifty-four miles long
by twenty-three broad. The town of Dholpur is nearly midway between
Agra and Gwalior. The revenue is estimated by Thornton (1858) as
seven lakhs, not only three lakhs as stated by the author. It was
about eight lakhs in 1904 (_I.G._, 1908).
CHAPTER 37
Content for Empire between the Sons of Shah Jahan.
Under the Emperors of Delhi the fortress of Gwalior was always
considered as an imperial State prison, in which they confined those
rivals and competitors for dominion whom they did not like to put to
a violent death. They kept a large menagerie, and other things, for
their amusement. Among the best of the princes who ended their days
in this great prison was Sulaiman Shikoh, the eldest son of the
unhappy Dara.
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