One of the largest ponds in Chanderi, whose inscription now sits in a museum 250 kilometres away.
Located to the north-west of the city near the Maula Ali hill, the Hauz Khas is one of the largest ponds in Chanderi. Its inscription is no longer in place at the site; it is displayed instead in the Gujri Mahal Museum in Gwalior. That inscription states that the Hauz-e-Khas was built by one Subnam in the reign of Mahmud Khilji I, and that it was completed in the year 1467 AD.
What survives here is the water body, one of the largest in Chanderi, set below the Maula Ali hill on the north-western side of the city. It is a quiet spot rather than a built monument, and the scale of the tank is the thing to take in.
The inscription that dated and attributed the tank has been removed to the Gujri Mahal Museum in Gwalior. If you are travelling on to Gwalior it is worth looking for there, since it is the only direct evidence for who built the Hauz Khas and when.
This is an open water body on the north-western edge of the city, with no ticket office and nothing built to receive visitors.
The tank is fullest and the surroundings greenest in the months just after the monsoon, roughly October to December, which is when a visit is most rewarding. Early morning and late evening are the pleasantest hours by the water.
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