It was a Gond settlement until the 13th or 17th century (cite reference), when the Gondi were defeated by the Chandelas they migrated to other parts of Madhya Pradesh.

The famous mandir of Padmavatipuri Dham, adorned with divine lustre, is located in Panna town at the centre of Vindhyachal in Madhya Pradesh.

The itinerant sage Mahamati Prannath and his disciples reached Panna with a divine message of awakening one's soul.

Panna was the capital of Chhatar Sal, the Bundela Rajput leader who led a revolt against the Mughal Empire.

The Kingdom of Panna went to Harde Sah, the eldest son of Chhatar Sal Of Bundela Rajput Clan.

Maharaja Mahendra Yadvendra Singh acceded to the Government of India on 1 January 1950, and the kingdom became Panna District of the new Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh.

There were plans to relocate two tigresses to Panna in 2009,[1][2] which happened, but the last male tiger meanwhile disappeared.

In other mines the land is leased to prospective miners every year by the government agency.

The diamonds unearthed are all collected by the district magistrate of Panna and are auctioned in the month of January.

Bus service is available to all parts of Madhya Pradesh and some cities of other states like New Delhi, Faridabad, Agra, Kanpur, Jhansi, Gwalior, Nagpur, Allahabad.