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Shekhawati region of Rajasthan (in blue) Shekhawati is a region in Northern India that comprises of Sikar, Jhunjhunu, and Churu. [1] In the 17th to 19th centuries, Marwari merchants and shekhawat kings constructed grand havelis in the Shekhawati region. Steeped with wealth and affluence, the merchants attempted to outdo others by building more ...
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The Shekhawat Rajputs established their dominance in the Shekhawati region in the 15th century, specifically starting around the time of Shekha Rao's rise to prominence in the early 1400s. They played a significant role in regional politics and were known for their martial prowess and resistance against Mughal expansion.
Shekhawati — a historical principality and present day region of Rajasthan state in western Northern India. The region and its settlements are located in the Thar Desert , and within northern Rajasthan .
Maharao Shekha statue in Sikar. Maharao Shekhaji (1433–1488) was a Rajput ruler in 15th-century India.He is the namesake of the Shekhawati region, comprising the districts of Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhunu in the modern Indian state of Rajasthan.
The earliest dated Shekhawati work includes the ‘Jaipur fresco’ work, which was employed before Jaipur’s foundation by craftsmen employed by Mughal rulers and in Amer. This involves thick layers of pigment being applied and worked onto a wet plaster surface. The pigment is often incised scraperboard-like with geometric and floral designs.
The 13th Rajputs (The Shekhawati Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army, and later of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to the Shekhawati Regiment raised in 1835, as part of the Jaipur contingent of the Honourable East India Company and were taken into the company's service as a local battalion 8 years later.
Panchpana were the combined territories and thikanas ruled by the successors of Maharao Shardul Singh of Jhunjhunu, who belonged to the Bhojraj Ji Ka clan of Shekhawats.The Bhojraj Ji Ka Shekhawats ruled over two territories; Pentalisa and Panchpana.