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Marwar painting is known for its rich iconography, which includes deities, animals, birds, and plants. The paintings often depict scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as local legends and folktales. The artists also draw inspiration from nature, incorporating images of birds, flowers, and other natural elements into their work.
Upon hearing of this news, the Marwar loyalists led by Sonig Rathore and Ram Bhati captured the fort of Jodhpur from the Mughal officers, Tahir Beg and Tahawar Khan. Other loyalists like Sujan Singh also captured the forts of Siwana and Merta. [1] Ajit Singh was soon crowned, and great rejoicing took place in Marwar.
Durgadas Rathore's painting in Mehrangarh museum, the Rathore minister who rescued Ajit Singh and rallied for his cause. Marwar and Mewar joined hands to oppose Aurangzeb together but were defeated in the Battle of Debari in 1680. [101] Aurangzeb sent his son Muhammad Akbar to capture Ajit but Akbar ended up rebelling against his father in 1681 ...
Durgadas Rathore (13 August 1638 – 22 November 1718) was the Rathore Rajput General of the Kingdom of Marwar.He is credited with having preserved the rule of the Rathore dynasty over Marwar (present-day Rajasthan), India, following the death of Maharaja Jaswant Singh in the 17th century.
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Raja Jaswant Singh I (26 December 1626 [1] – c. 28 December 1678) [a] was the Rathore ruler of the Kingdom of Marwar in the western part of Rajputana (modern-day Rajasthan, India). He was a distinguished man of letters and author of noted literary works like Siddhant-Bodh , Anand Vilas and Bhasha-Bhushan .
The Gurjara Pratihara, [6] established a kingdom in Marwar in the 6th century, with a capital at Mandore, [7] 9 km from present-day Jodhpur. The ruined city of Osian or Ossian, 65 km from Jodhpur, was an important religious centre of the Pratihara period. The royal Rathore family of Jodhpur are the descent from the famous Rashtrakuta dynasty. [8]
Maharaja Ajit Singh presenting a garland to his son Bakht Singh. c.1751-1752. Bakht Singh was born on 16 August 1706 as the second son of Ajit Singh, ruler of Marwar.At the time of Bakht's birth, his family was in open revolt against the Mughal Empire due to an ongoing territorial dispute over Gujarat. [3]