Jahangir Palace (Orchha)

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The palace was built by the Orchha King in honour of a Moghul prince, Jehangir. So, the palace has both Hindu and Islamic character.
There is a story behind the naming of this palace. The king of Orchha had trouble defending his kingdom from the Moghul emperor. Jehangir, the elder son of the Moghul emperor, had a difference of opinion with his father. Jehangir secretly shifted his base to Allahabad, and was plotting against his father. Upon hearing this news, the king of Orchha sent emissaries to Jehangir to strike friendship ('enemy's enemy is a friend'). The deal works. When the Moghul army camps close to Orchha to attack Orchha, Jehangir informs the Orchha king. The pre-emptive attack by Orchha results in the defeat of the Moghul army. The king of Orchha names the magnificant palace in the honour of Jehangir who later becomes the Moghul emperor.