Hridayshah

When Madhukar Shah, Chandra Shah's successor committed suicide, Prem Narain, his eldest son who was in Delhi at the imperial court, rushed back to Garha. While going, he left his eldest son Hirde Shah lodhi at the court. Jhujhar Singh of Orchha invaded and killed Prem Narain by treachery and his cunning. This was the second time the Bundelas of Orchha had attacked Garha. He was a descendant of the great Sangram Shah and a close relative of the valiant Gond queen, Rani Durgavati's family. Moti Mahal was built by him 350 years ago, which is a wonderful example of the architecture of that time. He also built 'Begum Mahal' for the queen and 'Badal Mahal' for the generals. The Gond royal palace at Ramnagar was built by Hriday Shah lodhi around 1630 AD, when he made Ramnagar his capital. ==Legacy==

Hriday Shah lodhi was the last great king of Garha-Mandla. After his death, no great ruler appeared and court intrigue was common, greatly weakening the state. They alternatively invited Aurangzeb and the Marathas for help. It ceded away portions of its territory and revenues to buy off its enemies. Thus when the Maratha peshwa made demands, the king of Mandla, Narhar Shah, could not fulfill them and was defeated by the Maratha king of Nagpur and the kingdom annexed. ==References==