Gujari Mahal was constructed by Firoz Shah Tughlaq for his wife Gujari Rani, who belonged to the Gujjar Community. It is believed that during one of his hunting trips, the king came across a Gujjar girl and was impressed by her beauty. He proposed to marry her and the girl accepted the king’s proposal; however, she refused to accompany him to Delhi.
It is said that the queen believed that she might not be treated with equal respect and honour like king’s other wives. So she chose to stay back in Hansi and a palace named Gujari Mahal was constructed by the king for her. The palace stands on a high plinth and has underground chambers along with a baradari.
This site is built of stone taken from the Hindu palaces and temples that were destroyed during the Mughal reign. The square structure has arches on three sides and a huge entrance gate on the fourth side. All the entrances of the fort have stone door frames.
The roof of the main palace has nine bays, each of which carry a hemispherical dome adorned with panelling work in lime plaster. Beautifully carved red sandstone brackets and various carved figures adorn the exterior walls that are located above the arched openings.