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Overview

Jaisalmer Is Named After Its Founder Maharawal Jaisal Singh, A Rajput King In 1156 AD. "Jaisalmer" Means "The Hill Fort Of Jaisal". Jaisalmer Is Sometimes Called The "Golden City Of India" Because The Yellow Sand And The Yellow Sandstone Used In Every Architecture Of The City Gives A Yellowish-Golden Tinge To The City And Its Surrounding Area.

The Majority Of The Inhabitants Of Jaisalmer Are Bhati Rajputs, Named For Bhati, Who Was Renowned As A Warrior. This Area Was Part Of Gurjar - Pratihara Empire And Until The 11th Century Was Ruled By A Powerful Bargujar King. Deoraj, A Famous Prince Of The Bhati Family, Is Esteemed The Real Founder Of The Jaisalmer Dynasty, And With Him The Title Of Rawal Commenced. In 1156 Rawal Jaisal, The Sixth In Succession From Deoraj, Founded The Fort And City Of Jaisalmer, And Made It His Capital As He Moved From His Former Capital At Lodhruva (Which Is Situated About 15 Km To The North-West Of Jaisalmer). In 1293, The Bhattis So Enraged The Emperor Ala-Ud-Din Khilji That His Army Captured And Sacked The Fort And City Of Jaisalmer, So That For Some Time It Was Quite Deserted. Some Bhatti's Migrated To Talwandi, Now Nankana Sahib In Distt. Nankana Sahib (Punjab, Pakistan) And Others Settled In Larkana (In Sind, Pakistan) Under The Name Of Bhutto. In Nankana Sahib, The Bhatti Clan Can Be Traced From The Lineage Of Rai Bhoe And Rai Bular Bhatti. After This There Is Nothing To Record Until The Time Of Rawal Sahal Singh, Whose Reign Marks An Epoch In Bhatti History In That He Acknowledged The Supremacy Of The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The Jaisalmer Princes Had Now Arrived At The Height Of Their Power, But From This Time Till The Accession Of Rawal Mulraj In 1762 The Fortunes Of The State Rapidly Declined, And Most Of Its Outlying Provinces Were Lost. In 1818 Mulraj Entered Into Political Relations With The British. Maharawal Salivahan, Born In 1887, Succeeded To The Chiefship In 1891.

The Maharajas Of Jaisalmer Trace Their Lineage Back To Jaitsimha, A Ruler Of The Bhatti Rajput Clan. The Major Opponents Of The Bhati Rajputs Were The Powerful Rathor Clans Of Jodhpur And Bikaner. They Used To Fight Battles For The Possession Of Forts, Waterholes Or Cattle. Jaisalmer Was Positioned Strategically And Was A Halting Point Along A Traditional Trade Route Traversed By The Camel Caravans Of Indian And Asian Merchants. The Route Linked India To Central Asia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, Africa And The West.

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Sightseeing Places in Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer Fort. Government Museum , Nathmal Ji Ki Haveli, Patwon Ji Ki Haveli, Salim Singh Ki Haveli, Nathmal Ki Haveli, Desert Culture Center (Poppet Show), Lodurva & Amar Sagar Jain Temples , Sam/Khuhri Sand Dunes (Desrt Village).

Jaisalmer Fort

Jaisalmer Fort

Jain Temples

Jain Temples

Patwon Ki Haveli

Patwon Ki Haveli