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- Maharaja Suraj Mal was the state's greatest ruler; he made the state a formidable force in the region. Suraj Mal took over the site of Bharatpur from Khemkaran, a son of Rustam, and established it as the capital of his state. He fortified the city by building a massive wall around it.
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Bharatpur State, which is also known as the Jat State of Bharatpur historically known as the Kingdom of Bharatpur, was a Hindu Kingdom in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. It was ruled by the Sinsinwar clan of the Hindu Jats.
The locality constitutes most of the former princely state of Bharatpur, which was established in the 18th century. The city, the capital of the princely state, was founded about 1733, centred on Lohagarh Fort. In 1949 the princely state became part of the state of Rajasthan.
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It is the administrative headquarters of Bharatpur District and the headquarters of Bharatpur Division of Rajasthan State. Bharatpur is part of National Capital Region of India. [2] The city was the capital of the Bharatpur State. It became a municipal corporation with 65 wards in 2014. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Bharatpur, former state of India. Situated in eastern Rajputana, lying to the south of Delhi and bordering on the Mathura and Agra districts of British India, it was ruled by Hindu princes of the Jat clan or caste. In the 19th and 20th centuries its area was nearly 2,000 square miles (5,200 square.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Bharatpur is the district of Rajasthan in western India. It is the part of National Capital Region (NCR). Bharatpur was founded by Jat Maharaja Suraj Mal in 1733 and named it after Bharat, the brother of Rama.
Located in Mewat region, Bharatpur was once an impregnable, well-fortified city, and the capital of a kingdom ruled by Jat maharajas. The trio of Bharatpur, Deeg and Dholpur has played an important part in the Jat history of Rajasthan.
According to Bharatpur, Rajasthan History, in 1775 Dhaulpur came under rule of the Jat ruler Maharaja Suraj Mal of Bharatpur; with the help of Mirza Najaf Khan; along with the Scindia ruler of Gwalior and then it was taken into rule by these kings and was controlled by the British Raj too.
