History Of Jodhpur

Jodhpur, the second largest city of Rajasthan, at the edge of the Thar Desert was once the capital of the Marwar state. The city dominated by the massive Mehrangarh fort on a rocky hill is charming with its wealth of historic attractions and colorful markets which specializes in antiques. It is still one of the leading centers of wool, cattle, camels and salt. As all the houses are painted in blue, the city of Jodhpur is known as the Blue City. The magnificent Umaid Bhawan is another of the city’s landmark. Its museum contains many artifacts of the royal times of Jodhpur.

Jodhpur History
Previously Jodhpur used to be a part of the Gurjara–Pratihara Empire and till 1100 AD and the reign was controlled by a Gurjar King who was a dominant one but later on the area was won by Rao Jodha. Rao Jodha Jodhpur founded the city of Jodhpur in the year 1459 by, as he was a Rajput chief of the Rathore fraternity. Rao Jodha prospered in winning battled with the nearby territory and later founded a state which he named as Marwar. Later in the city was linked with the roadways from Delhi to Gujarat and became one of the major ways of trade between the cities and this was proved as a positive aspect of the city and the king too as it created a successful way of business and trade in copper, silk, opium sandals, coffee, and dates. Between 1540 and 1556 the Afghans captured the North India and it also affected Jodhpur and later the Mughals entered which was followed by the British. According to the history of Jodhpur during the British Raj, the city got a special place as a trade center and was given the title of the land of Marwar.

Rao Jodha – The Founder of Jodhpur
Rao Jodha was the son of Rao Ranmal lovingly known as Ranamalla of the Rathore dynasty and was born on 28th March 1416. He was known as the founder of the city of Jodhpur as the city was named after his initials. His father got the ancestral throne of Mandore in the year 1427 and became the administrator of Mewar and sustained the responsibility staying by the side of Rana Kumbha. Rao Jodha was a fighter and fought the battle of Chittor when the Sultans of Malwa and Gujarat attacked Rana Kumbha and fought with them fiercely.But one single night due to his wisdom he got back Mandore and captured and later on he also defeated the rulers of Jalore and Bundi and they submitted, and reined two-thirds of Marwar. He moved the Jodhpur city to a hill looking at the safety and built his capital as the massive Mehrangarh Fort with seven protecting gates to save his people.