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| name = Udaypur
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| image_caption = Udayeshwar Temple
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Vidisha district|Vidisha]]
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'''Udaypur''' (sometimes Udaipur) is a town in [[Vidisha district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], near [[Vidisha|Vidisha city]]. It is the site of a well-preserved Śiva temple, a monument of national importance protected by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].

==History==
Udaypur's history reaches back to at least the ninth century, but it became famous and appears to have assumed its present name under the [[Paramara dynasty|Paramāra]] king [[Udayaditya|Udayāditya]] (c. 1060-87).<ref>Arvind K. Singh, "Interpreting the History of the Paramāras," ''Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society'' 3, 22, 1 (2012), pp. 13–28. Online version: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JRA</ref> It continued to be important in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, and was an important town on the north-south trade route.

==Geography==
Udaypur is located at 23°54'2"N 78°3'29"E.

==Transport ==
Udaypur is connected by bus service from [[Ganj Basoda railway station]] 93 km from Bhopal Junction towards Jhansi (203 km) and 604 km from New Delhi Jn.

==Monuments==
[[File:Udaipur Temple, west side.jpg|thumb|left|Udaypur, Madhya Pradesh. Śiva temple from the west.]]
The monuments of Udaypur were first studied by M. B. Garde and published in the reports of the archaeological department of Gwalior state. The data in these reports was compiled into a list prepared in 1952.<ref>D. R. Patil, ''The Descriptive and Classified List of Archaeological Monuments in Madhya Bharat'' (Gwalior: Dept. of Archaeology, Madhya Bharat Government, 1952).</ref>

=== Śiva temple ===
{{main|Nīlakaṇṭheśvara temple}}
The most important temple at Udaypur is that dedicated to Śiva and known today as the Nīlakaṇṭheśvara. The temple is a [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Madhya Pradesh/East|Monument of National Importance]] under the [[Archaeological Survey of India]], number N-MP-289. The temple was completed in 1080 CE, and is the only surviving royal temple of the [[Paramara dynasty|Paramara]] kings.

=== Tughluq Shahi Mosque ===
[[File:Tughluq inscription at Udaipur.JPG|thumb|Udaypur, Madhya Pradesh. One of a pair of mosque inscriptions from the time of Muhammad ibn Tughluq, dated {{AH|739}}.]]
{{main|Tughluq Shāhī Mosque}}
Directly next to the temple is a small mosque constructed during the reign of [[Muhammad ibn Tughluq]]. A pair of inscriptions record the building of this structure in {{AH|739|link=yes}}.<ref>{{cite book |author=Cunningham, A. |title=Archaeological Survey of India Reports |volume=10 |page=68 |isbn= }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Patil, D. R. |title=The Descriptive and Classified List of Archaeological Monuments in Madhya Bharat |location=Gwalior |publisher=Dept. of Archaeology, Madhya Bharat Government |year=1952 |number=1692 |isbn= }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author= |title=Indian Archaeology: A Review |year=1983–84 |page=56 |isbn= }}</ref>

===Jain temple===
A short distance to the north-west of the Nīlakaṇṭheśvara is a Jain temple complex. The temple proper is recent and the adjacent arcades of the courtyard belong to 19th century. A number of Jain images of the Paramāra period are on display there and document the presence of the Digambara Jain community at Udaypur in medieval times. The adjacent buildings, perhaps of the 17th century, were underdemolition in 2016.

=== Islam Shah Suri mosque ===
A short distance to the south of the Shiva temple is a mosque with an inscription recording its construction in the time of [[Islam Shah]] of the [[Sur Dynasty]] in 1549.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rahim|first=Syed Abdur|title=Arabic, Persian and Urdu inscriptions of Central India : a topographical list|publisher=Sundeep Prakashan|year=2000|location=New Delhi|pages=123}}</ref> The inscription is placed directly over the mihrab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://siddham.network/inscription/inap00005/|title=Udaypur उदयपुर (Madhya Pradesh). Arabic and Persian inscription (INAP00005)|website=SIDDHAM: the Asia Inscriptions Database|access-date=18 Feb 2020}}</ref> The shows the continued importance of Udaypur on the north-south route to the Deccan in the time of the Suri rulers.

=== Shahi Mahal ===
[[File:Interior of the Shahi Mahal, Udaypur.jpg|thumb|Udaypur, Shahi Mahal, interior decoration with cusped arch niches typical of Mughal architecture]]
{{main|Shahi Mahal and Mosque}}
Directly east of Nīlakaṇṭheśvara is a large palace complex known as Shāhī Maḥal, which served as the residence of the local governor during the Mughal rule, completed in {{circa|1617–32}} CE.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Garde |first=M. B. |title=Archaeology in Gwalior |publisher=Alijah Darbar Press |year=1934 |edition=2nd |location=Gwalior |pages=139–140}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Vidisha district]]

Udaypur, Madhya Pradesh - Revision history

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