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Jodhpur |
Jodhpur Introduction
The Afghans drove the Rathores out of their original homeland
Kaunaj and they fled to this region around Pali a short
distance from present day Jodhpur. A manoeuvre lead to
marriage between Rathore Siahaji and the sister of a local
prince that helped the Rathores to establish and strengthen
themselves in this region. In fact they flourished so
well that managed to oust the Pratiharas of Mandore, just
9 km of present day Jodhpur. By 1459 a need for more secured
capital lead to the founding of Meherangarh Fort on its
rocky perch and Jodhpur was thus founded by Rao Jodha.
The Rathores enjoyed good relations with the Mughals and
Maharaja Jaswant Singh (1678) supported Shah Jahan in
the latter's struggle for war of succession. Only problematic
relationship they had was with Aurangzeb. After Auranzeb's
death Maharaja Ajit Singh drove out Mughals from Ajmer
and added it to Marwar. Reaching Jodhpur
Air : The Jodhpur Airport is 5 km away
from the city center it has daily flights to Delhi,
Mumbai, Udaipur and Jaipur. The Telephone Number of
the Jodhpur Airport is : 2512617
Train : Jodhpur is well connected by
train from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
For further details visit : www.indianrail.gov.in
Road : A convenient mode of travel
to Jodhpur is by road.The main highway between Jodhpur
and Jaisalmer is via Agoli and Pokaran.Well connected
by bus from Agra, Ahmedabad, Ajmer,Delhi,Jaipur,Jaisalmer
and Udaipur.
There are so many hotels in Jodhpur some of the best
are as follow:-
Abhay Days Hotel
Ajit Bhawan
Apex International
Hotel Balsamand Palace
Hotel Chandra Inn
Hotel Ummed
Karni Bhawan Hotel
Pal Haveli
Hotel Park Plaza
Ranbanka Palace
Hotel Rajputana Palace
Shreeram International
Taj Hari Mahal
Umaid Bhawan Palace
Tour Packages
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