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Jodhpur History |
| JODHPUR - HISTORY AND LEGENDS
History of Jodhpur goes like this. The Rathore Rajputs
moved to Marwar - 'the region of death' in 1211 when
they were defeated by Muhammad Ghori at Kannauj. Rao
Jodha, the Rathore chieftain was forced to leave the
former Rajput capital at Mandore in 1459, as the place
was not located strategically. They chose a new place,
located 8 km from the Mandore on the edge of Thar Desert.
Rahores controlled a large part of Rajasthan, especially
during the reigns of Rao Udai Singh (1581 AD) and his
son Raja Sur Singh ((1595), who conquered Gujarat and
a good part of Deccan for the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
The Rathores always had good relationships with the
Mughals and Maharaja Jaswant Singh (1678) supported
Shahjahan in the Mughal struggle for war of succession.
Only problematic relationship they had was with Aurangzeb.
After the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, Maharaja Ajit
Singh became the ruler of Jodhpur. He drove out Mughals
from Ajmer and added substantially to the Mehrangarh
Fort. Now all part of History of Jodhpur.
The city of Jodhpur prospered because of its location
on the strategic Delhi - Gujarat trading route.
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