Guna was part of the ancient Avanti Kingdom founded by Chand Pradyota Mahesena.

Later Shishusangh added the kingdom of Avant, which included Guna to the growing empire of Magadha.

In the early 18th century, Guna was conquered by the Maratha leader Ramoji Rao Scindia, and remained part of the Kingdom of Gwalior until shortly after Indian independence.

In 1897 the Indian Midland Railway constructed a rail route passing through Guna.

After India gained independence, Guna became part of the new state of Madhya Bharat on 28 May 1948 as one of its 16 districts.

Towns Shivpuri and Kota are located in north and the cities Vidisha, Bhopal, and Rajgarh lie to the South.

[2] According to the 2011 census Guna District has a population of 1,241,519,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Trinidad and Tobago[6] or the US state of New Hampshire.

The famous Fort of Maharaja Jai Singh is located in Bajrangarh (8 km from Guna).