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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.
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 ...
Bani Thani, Kishangarh miniature from c. 1750, at the National Museum, New Delhi. Bani Thani was a singer and poet in Kishangarh in the time of Raja Sawant Singh (1748–1764), whose mistress she became.
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]
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 .
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.
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]
Rao Maldeo Rathore (5 December 1511 – 7 November 1562) was a king of the Rathore dynasty, who ruled the kingdom of Marwar in present day state of Rajasthan.Maldeo ascended the throne in 1531 CE, inheriting a small ancestral principality of Rathore's but after a long period of military actions against his neighbours, Maldeo swept significant territories which included parts of present day ...