Everything about Rajputana totally explained
Rājputāna, also called Rājwār, was the name of present Rājasthān state, the largest state of the
Republic of India in terms of area, before its formation in 1949 CE.
It was a region of western India, which now makes up the greater part of
Rajasthan and the entire land falling in the territory was ruled by
Rajputs, since seventh and eighth century; hence “land of the Rājputs.” is the meaning of it's name.
Characteristics and history
By any standards, Rajputana is an area with an extraordinarily high density of historic
fortifications, and even to this date it's a common sight in
Rajasthan to see a fortified structure of some sort scattered through the landscape. Following the decline of the
Mughal empire, one more state was established in the eastern part (the area known in the local language as
Dhundhar), this was the state of
Bharatpur, which was ruled by the
Jats.
During the
British Raj in the
19th century, two more states were created,
Dholpur and
Tonk, which were land taken from the Rajput states. Only Ajmer was the area which fell directly under Muslim rule after the defeat and death of
Prithviraj Chauhan in 1192 CE.
More or less
Ajmer continued to be under central rule since then. The region was organized as the
Rajputana Agency, made up of a number of
princely states, whose rulers enjoyed local autonomy from the advent of the
Mughal empire until the end of the
British Raj.
Upon Indian independence in
1947, the local rulers acceded to India, and in
1950 Rajputana was combined a little later with the former British province of
Ajmer-Merwara to become the Indian state of
Rajasthan.
Geography
The area of Rajputana is estimated to be 132,559 square miles (343,328 square km) and breaks down into two geographic divisions:
- An area northwest of the Arāvalli Range including part of the Great Indian (Thar) Desert, with characteristics of being sandy and unproductive.
- An higher area southeast of the range, which is fertile by comparison.
The whole area forms the hill and plateau country between the north Indian plains and the main plateau of peninsular India.
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