page_title: Dhar
section_title: Historic Places and Monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Dhar / Historic Places and Monuments
caption_attribution_description: English: Plan of the historic parts of the city of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India.
context_page_description: Dhar is a city located in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dhar District, and was the capital of the Dhar princely state as Dharanagar from 1732.
context_section_description: The most ancient parts of Dhār visible are the massive earthen ramparts which are best preserved on the western and southern sides of the town. These were probably built beginning in the ninth century and show that the city was circular in plan and surrounded by a series of tanks and moats. The layout is similar to the circular city of Warangal in the Deccan. The circular ramparts of Dhār, unique in north India and an important legacy of the Paramāras, is being destroyed by brick-makers and others using the material for construction purposes. On the north-east side of the town, the rampart and moat have disappeared beneath modern homes and other buildings.
caption: Plan of the historic parts of Dhār showing disposition of the ramparts and moat
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