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Jodhpur Travel Guide
The old city is fenced by 10 km long wall
with eight Gates leading out of it. The new city is outside the walled city. Rao
Jodha, a chief of the Rathore clan, founded the city in 1459 and it is named after
him.
The Afghans drove the Rathores out of their original homeland Kaunaj
and they fled to this region around Pali a short distance from present day Jodhpur.
A manoeuvre lead to marriage between Rathore Siahaji and the sister of a local
prince that helped the Rathores to establish and strengthen themselves in this
region. In fact they flourished so well that managed to oust the Pratiharas of
Mandore, just 9 km of present day Jodhpur.
 By
1459 a need for more secured capital lead to the founding of Meherangarh Fort
on its rocky perch and Jodhpur was thus founded by Rao Jodha. The Rathores enjoyed
good relations with the Mughals and Maharaja Jaswant Singh (1678) supported Shah
Jahan in the latter's struggle for war of succession. Only problematic relationship
they had was with Aurangzeb.
After Auranzeb's death Maharaja
Ajit Singh drove out Mughals from Ajmer and added it to Marwar. In the reign of
Maharaja Umed Singh Jodhpur grew into a fine modern city. The quintessence of
Jodhpur was its valour and equestrian skill. Polo has been the traditional sport
of the Jodhpur nobility since medieval times.
Jodhpur has two railway
stations, City and Rai ka Bagh both are outside the walled city. The bus stand
is right outside the Rai ka Bagh Station. The High Court is a while from the bus
stand after the Umed Gardens, after which is located the tourist reception centre
and RTDC Hotel Ghoomer.
Ahead is the main market and entry in to the wall
from Sojati Gate. This area also has many hotels. Jodhpur is also military and
air force station and has a large cantonment and airbase.
Within, stands
an imposing fort on a low range of sandstone hills, about 125m above the surrounding
plains. Invincible! And dauntless in its league with time! The city lies at the
foot of the hills. The clear distinction between the old and the new city is visible
from the ramparts of the fort.
On the other side of the city, facing the
fort is the Umaid Bhawan Palace. One of the most spacious, sprawling and well-planned
palaces in India. And from here, as you look at fort, a tantalizing view rises
before your eyes at sunset.
The peculiar slant of the sunset lends the
desert landscape an awe-inspiring glow and the people, a chivalry undaunted .
This bustling desert city is the second largest city in Rajasthan after
Jaipur and has landscape dominated by the massive Meherangarh Fort topping a sheer
rocky ridge.
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