Jalore
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Jalor, also known as Jalore (in Hindi जालोर), is a city in Rajasthan
state of western India
. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalor District
.
.
According to some historical sources, in 8th-9th centuries, one branch of the Gurjara Pratiharas was ruling at Jablipur (Jalore).
It was a flourishing town in the 8th century. Jalore was ruled by the Paramara
s in the 10th century. Kirtipala, the youngest son of Alhana, ruler of Nadol
, was the founder of the Jalore line of Chauhan
s. He captured it from the Parmars in 1181 and took the clan name Songara, after the place. His son Samarsimha succeeded him in 1182. Udayasimha was the next ruler under whom Jalore had a golden period. He was a powerful and able ruler ruling over a large area. He recaptured Nadol & Mandor from the Muslims. In 1228, Iltutmish
circled Jalore but Udayasimha offered stiff resistance. He was succeeded by Chachigadeva & Samantasimha. Samantasimha was succeeded by his son Kanhadadeva
.
During the reign of Kanhad Dev Songara
, Jalor was attacked and destroyed in 1311 by Ala ud din Khilji, Sultan of Delhi
. Kanhad Dev Songara
and his son Viramdeo Songira died defending Jalore. The Muslim rulers of Palanpur
in Gujarat briefly ruled Jalor in the 16th century and it became part of the Mughal Empire
. It was restored to Marwar in 1704, and remained part of the kingdom until shortly after Indian Independence in 1947.AMBLIARA was the capital of the erstwhile Princely State of Ambliara (also spelled Amliara or amliyara ), founded in 1619 by Maharaj Krishnadasji, a descendant of Jalore Queen Rani Popadevi of JALORE. This state was a third class state under Mahi Kantha Agency and merged with the Union of India on March 10, 1948.HH Thakur Saheb Kamalraj Singh & H.H Thakur Saheb Devendra Singhji Dharmendra Singhji he is a present THAKUR SAHEB of AMBLIARA.
One of the most important structures with in the town is the Topekhana or "the cannon foundry". The building is not in the best of conditions now, but its architecture indicates that this structure must have been awesome in the old days. It was built by "Ujjain King" Vkramditya as a "sansrut Pathshala" for education for his public.But at the time of Muslin Emperor Ala ud din Khilji converted into a Muslim monument. The structure is imposing, with a spacious forecourt and an intricate facade. The colonnade and the ceiling are tastefully carved.
, Jalor had a population of 219381. Rural 131827 , urban 44830 , Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jalor has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 46%. In Jalor, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
http://jalore.nic.in/cens.html
rulers of Jodhpur
used the Jalore fort to safe-keep their treasure.
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
state of western India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalor District
Jalor district
Jalor District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Jalore is the administrative headquarters of the district...
.
Geography
Jalore lies to south of Sukri river, a tributary of Luni river and is about 140 km south of JodhpurJodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
.
History
In ancient times Jalore was known as Jabalipura - named after a saint. The town was also known as Suvarngiri or Songir, the Golden Mount, on which the fort stands.According to some historical sources, in 8th-9th centuries, one branch of the Gurjara Pratiharas was ruling at Jablipur (Jalore).
It was a flourishing town in the 8th century. Jalore was ruled by the Paramara
Paramara
Paramara is a Maratha, Gurjar,& Rajput clan of India.The Paramara clan belongs to the Agnivansha of Rajputs ancient Kshatriyas...
s in the 10th century. Kirtipala, the youngest son of Alhana, ruler of Nadol
Nadol
Nadol is a census town in Desuri tehsil of Pali district, India. Ashapura Mataji temple and Shri Nadol Tirth are big attractions for pilgrims.-Demographics:According to Census 2001, Nadol has a population of 9,020, where male are 4,437 and female are 4,583....
, was the founder of the Jalore line of Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
s. He captured it from the Parmars in 1181 and took the clan name Songara, after the place. His son Samarsimha succeeded him in 1182. Udayasimha was the next ruler under whom Jalore had a golden period. He was a powerful and able ruler ruling over a large area. He recaptured Nadol & Mandor from the Muslims. In 1228, Iltutmish
Iltutmish
Shams-ud-din Iltutmish was the third ruler of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi of Turkic origin. He was a slave of Qutub-ud-din-Aybak and later became his son-in-law and close lieutenant. He was the Governor of Badaun when he deposed Qutub-ud-din's successor Aram Shah and acceeded to the throne of the...
circled Jalore but Udayasimha offered stiff resistance. He was succeeded by Chachigadeva & Samantasimha. Samantasimha was succeeded by his son Kanhadadeva
Kanhad Dev Songara
Kanhad Dev Sonigara was a Rajput Maharaja who ruled Jalore, in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, in the 13th century CE. He belonged to the Sonigara sect of the Chauhan clan of Rajputs.Ambliara was the capital of the erstwhile Princely State of Ambliara Songara Dynasty , founded in 1619...
.
During the reign of Kanhad Dev Songara
Kanhad Dev Songara
Kanhad Dev Sonigara was a Rajput Maharaja who ruled Jalore, in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, in the 13th century CE. He belonged to the Sonigara sect of the Chauhan clan of Rajputs.Ambliara was the capital of the erstwhile Princely State of Ambliara Songara Dynasty , founded in 1619...
, Jalor was attacked and destroyed in 1311 by Ala ud din Khilji, Sultan of Delhi
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate is a term used to cover five short-lived, Delhi based kingdoms or sultanates, of Turkic origin in medieval India. The sultanates ruled from Delhi between 1206 and 1526, when the last was replaced by the Mughal dynasty...
. Kanhad Dev Songara
Kanhad Dev Songara
Kanhad Dev Sonigara was a Rajput Maharaja who ruled Jalore, in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, in the 13th century CE. He belonged to the Sonigara sect of the Chauhan clan of Rajputs.Ambliara was the capital of the erstwhile Princely State of Ambliara Songara Dynasty , founded in 1619...
and his son Viramdeo Songira died defending Jalore. The Muslim rulers of Palanpur
Palanpur
Palanpur is a city and a municipality of Banaskantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Palanpur is the largest city and the administrative headquarters of the district....
in Gujarat briefly ruled Jalor in the 16th century and it became part of the Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
. It was restored to Marwar in 1704, and remained part of the kingdom until shortly after Indian Independence in 1947.AMBLIARA was the capital of the erstwhile Princely State of Ambliara (also spelled Amliara or amliyara ), founded in 1619 by Maharaj Krishnadasji, a descendant of Jalore Queen Rani Popadevi of JALORE. This state was a third class state under Mahi Kantha Agency and merged with the Union of India on March 10, 1948.HH Thakur Saheb Kamalraj Singh & H.H Thakur Saheb Devendra Singhji Dharmendra Singhji he is a present THAKUR SAHEB of AMBLIARA.
Visitor attractions of Jalore
- Jalore FortJalore FortJalore Fort is the main attraction of Jalore, a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan, one of the nine castles of the Maru’, under the Paramaras in the 10th century. It is one of the most famous and impressive forts in the state and has been known through history as the Sonagir or the ‘golden...
- Topekhana
One of the most important structures with in the town is the Topekhana or "the cannon foundry". The building is not in the best of conditions now, but its architecture indicates that this structure must have been awesome in the old days. It was built by "Ujjain King" Vkramditya as a "sansrut Pathshala" for education for his public.But at the time of Muslin Emperor Ala ud din Khilji converted into a Muslim monument. The structure is imposing, with a spacious forecourt and an intricate facade. The colonnade and the ceiling are tastefully carved.
- Malik Shah's mosque
- Sire Mandir at JaloreSire Mandir at JaloreSire Mandir is a temple situated in Jalore town in Rajasthan state in India. This shrine of Saint Jalindernath Maharaj is in west of the Jalore fort is the...
- Jain templesDerasarA derasar is a temple for followers of Jainism, except for non-murtipujak Svetambaras. Derasar is a word used in Gujarat, Kutch and parts of Rajasthan, in other parts of India, the term Jain Mandir is used for all the Jain temples. Jain idols of Tirthankaras are worshipped there...
built in the 8th century, dedicated to the first Tirthankara of Jainism, RishabhaRishabha (Jain tirthankar)In Jainism, R̥ṣabha or Ādinātha , also known as the "Lord of Kesariya") was the first of the 24 Tīrthaṅkaras. According to Jain beliefs, R̥ṣabha founded the Ikshvaku dynasty and was the first Tīrthaṅkara of the present age...
, the 16th Tirthankara, ShantinathShantinathShantinath was the sixteenth Jain Tirthankar of the present age . According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Shantinath was born to King Viswasen Raja and Queen Achira Rani at Hastinapur in the Ikshvaku clan...
, the 23rd Tirthankara, Parsva and the 24th Tirthankara, MahaviraMahaviraMahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
, - Derasars of Rishabha, MunisuvrataMunisuvrataMunisuvrata Swami was the twentieth Jain Tirthankar of the present age . According to Jain beliefs, he was born around 1,184,980 BCE. He became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Munisuvrata was born to King Sumitra Raja and Queen Padmavati Rani at Mithila in the...
, Acharya RajendrasuriAcharya RajendrasuriAcharya Rajendrasuri was the major Svetambara Jain reformer of the 18th and 19th centuries. He was born on 3 December 1826 at Bharatpur, Rajasthan. In 1880, as the leader of the Tapa Gaccha, he led a movement to restore the orders of wandering monks, leading to near extinction of the Yati...
and NeminathNeminathNeminatha was twenty-second Jain Tirthankar of the present age . According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. He is also known as Arishtanemi He along with Rishabha or Adinatha is mentioned in the Rig Veda Samhita...
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Jalor had a population of 219381. Rural 131827 , urban 44830 , Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jalor has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 46%. In Jalor, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
http://jalore.nic.in/cens.html
Special
Jalore was the hometown of Jeevant Kunwar, mother of Maharana Pratap (1572–1597). She was the daughter of Akhey Raj Songara. RathoreRathore
The Rathore is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan same caste as Lohana. Their Kuldevi is Nagnechiya Mata and "Karani Mata". Rathores are originally from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Rathores are historically considered the samurais of India...
rulers of Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
used the Jalore fort to safe-keep their treasure.