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About Jahāzpur
Jahazpur is a historical town and a municipality in Bhilwara district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is also the tehsil headquarters of the Jahazpur tehsil. It is known for the Jain temple swastidham, built around the Jahazpur fort.
From the Wikipedia article Jahazpur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
According to a legend, the fort of Jahazpur was originally built by Samprati, grandson of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, who was a follower of Jainism. This fort once guarded the Hadoti Bundi and Mewar terrain like a Giridwar (mountain pass). In the fourteenth century, Rana Kumbha rebuilt the fort of Jahazpur.
Jahazpur has historically been inhabited by the Meena tribe. Members of the Motish and Pratihar (or Padihar) clans ruled the area as part of the matsya janapada and later under the Maurya Empire.
Jahazpur State was taken in 1572 by Jagmal Singh, when he was denied the kingship of Mewar. He went into Mughal service, and Emperor Akbar gifted him Jahazpur Jagir, he used Rao as his title; Jahazpur State existed until 1758, when the Maratha forces invaded the Jahazpur fort, forcing the rulers to shift to Anjar.
The Meena population participated in protests against British rule in 1855 and 1857. In 1809, Meena chieftains attacked Maratha positions, leading to the withdrawal of Mahadji Scindia from the region. In 1867, the Mewar state granted the parganas of Jahazpur, Hindoli, Deoli, and Gormagarh to Meena chieftains. These chieftains maintained administrative control over the Kherad region, with Gormagarh serving as the capital.
The ruins of several ancient Jain temples have been found at Jahazpur.
From the History section of Jahazpur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kota Airport (KTU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 77 km away.
- Sawar 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- Deoli 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Net 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Shāhpura 35 km west, about 35 min by car
- Borkhera 38 km east, about 38 min by car
- Būndi 41 km southeast, about 41 min by car
- Kekri 41 km north, about 41 min by car
- Todaraisingh 49 km northeast, about 49 min by car
- Māndalgarh 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Kota 75 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Photo credits
- Jahazpur Fort, Rajasthan, India, Tinss, CC BY-SA 4.0
- मुनिसुव्रत स्वामी, Incridible.jainism, CC BY-SA 4.0
- मुनिसुव्रत स्वामी 6, Incridible.jainism, CC BY-SA 4.0
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