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The State was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputana – name as adopted by the British Crown was merged into the Dominion of India. After India's independence, the word Rajasthan for this state was constitutionally recognized on January 26, 1950, on the recommendation of the P. Satyanarayana Rao Committee.
Rajasthan is a state in northern India. The History of Rajasthan is about 5000 years old. The history of Rajasthan can be classified into three parts owing to the different epochs- Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Rajput clans emerged and held their sway over different parts of Rajasthan from about 700 CE. Rajputana “land of the Rajputs” was ...
556 AD The state of Guhil dynasty was established by Guhil in Mewar. 631 AD Chach of Aror of Sindh attacked Chittor. 7th century AD: Chavda dynasty establish its rule in south Rajasthan with its capital at Bhinmal. 700 AD Chinese traveler visits a few cities in Rajasthan; 725 AD: Bappa Rawal defeats Arabs and captures the Chittor Fort from them.
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Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha (15 September, 1863– 17 April, 1947), born in Rohida village of Sirohi District, was a historian from the Indian state of Rajasthan.A prolific author, he wrote several books ( in Hindi) on the history of Rajasthan and other historical subjects.
In 1960, Sharma was appointed by the Rajasthan State Archives as General Editor of a comprehensive history of Rajasthan to be published by the Government of Rajasthan. This became the definitive work on the history of Rajasthan. [citation needed] Titled Rajasthan through the Ages this work was largely written by Sharma and was published in 1966.
John Keay, in his book India: A History, stated that Rajputana was coined by the British in 1829, John Briggs, translating Ferishta's history of early Islamic India, used the phrase "Rajpoot (Rajput) princes" rather than "Indian princes". [20]
This book was written in a style that was different from the prevalent writing tradition. It is a collection of 2000 commentaries written on the events related to the history of Rajasthan. Bankidas was considered an A śu-Kavi , an extempore poet who could compose poetry off-hand (i.e. without preparation).