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Bharatpur - The Eastern Gateway to Rajasthan, was founded by Maharaja
Suraj Mal in 1733 AD, it was once an impregnable well fortified city, carved
out of the region formerly known as Mewat. The trio of Bharatpur, Deeg and
Dholpur has played an important part in the history of Rajasthan.
The legends say that the place was named as Bharatpur after the name of
Bharat, the brother of Lord Rama, whose other brother Laxman was worshipped
as the family deity of the Bharatpur rulers, Laxman's name is engraved onthe
state arms and the seals. The city and the fort have been believed to be
founded by Rustam, a Jat of Sogariya clan. Maharaja Surajmal took over from
Khemkaran, the son of Rustam and established the empire. He fortified the
city by building a massive wall around the city.
The interesting aspect of the Bharatpur history is the domination of Jats
in the region since 17th century, leader like Churaman and Badan Singh brought
the Jats together to mould them into a force to reckon with. Suraj Mal has
been the greatest ruler who made them a formidable force and played a very
important role in the Indian history during 19th century.
Today Bharatpur is better known for the Keoladeo Natinal Park, a unique
bird place, delight of ornithologists.
Bharatpur is well-known for it world heritage listed bird sanctuary Keoladeo
Ghanna National Park. This is one of the few places in the world where you
can hope to sight hundred of different species of birds in just a few days.
Over 400 species different birds have been identified in the park and you
see them all over the place.
Many tourists travelling to this destination have rate it as the highlight
of their visit. It is just 55 kilometres from Agra and 176 kilometres from
Jaipur.
The history of Bharatpur goes back to the epic age of Mahabharta when the
Matsya kingdom flourished in the 5th century BC. Some archaeological remains
of this period can be seen in the Bharatpur Museum. The city is supposed
to be named after Bharat, the brother of Lord Rama. Bharatpur was the stronghold
of the Jats in the 17th and 18th century.
They maintained considerable autonomy though they were allied to the Mughals;
this was largely due to their prowess in the battle and their marriage alliances
with the Rajputs. Their fort in Bharatpur even withstood attacks from the
British in 1805 and 1825 but later they signed a treaty of friendship with
the East India Company. It merged with the union of India at independence.
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