[4][5] The kingdom witnessed rapid expansion under the rule of Sangram Shah, the 48th king, He captured territories like Narmada Valley, Bhopal, Sagar, Damoh and most of the Satpura hills.

Rani Durgawati made the kingdom extremely prosperous, it was said that the people paid their taxes in gold in her reign.

[2] The Mughals acquired immense booty from this victory, including coins, gold, silver, jewels and thousands of elephants.

[13] Jhujhar Singh of Orchha assassinated Prem Narain, however, Mughal interference restored the kingdom to Hridayshah.

[13][14] Hridayshah maintained friendly relations with the Mughals, he spent days at the imperial court in Delhi as well.

One of its feudatories, the Gond rajas of Deogadh, took advantage of the kingdom's weakness subsequent to the temporary Mughal conquest in the early 17th century and annexed a large part of its territories.

[18] In 1742, Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao attacked Garha-Mandla along with Visaji Chandorkar, leader of the Sagar Marathas and killed the ruler, Maharaj Shah.

[19] His son, Shivraj Singh, ascended he throne on the condition that he would pay an annual tribute of 4 lakhs to the Marathas.

Narhar Shah's kingdom was finally annexed in 1781 by the Sagar Marathas and he was sent to spend the rest of his days at Khurai fort in Saugor.

[11][1] For over a millennium in South Asia, the visual trope of a triumphant lion vanquishing one or several elephants has been common in architectural sculpture, both in the round and in relief.

Yet, the simple image of a lion victorious over one or more elephants was situated very strategically within certain architectural programs for given periods and places.