Bharatpur
Bharatpur
The
walled city of Bharatpur has typical medieval period and characterizes the security
concern of that period. The walled city is irregular in shape and elongated
in the northeast to southwest direction. The street pattern in the walled city
is curvilinear typical of medieval townships. Religious building like the Ganga
Mandir, Laxman Mandir and Jama Masjid are located on the town central spine
between Mathura Gate and Kumher Gate. The hotels are mainly located in a cluster
near the Park in the south of the town. The Keoladeo Ghanna National Park is about 5 kilometres from the town and approachable by cycle rickshaw. Only cycle rickshaws are permitted inside the park for maintaining ecological harmony.
Bharatpur - The Eastern Gateway to Rajasthan, was founded by Maharaja Suraj Mal in 1733 AD, it was once an impregnable well fortified city, carved out of the region formerly known as Mewat. The trio of Bharatpur, Deeg and Dholpur has played an important part in the history of Rajasthan.
The legends say that the place was named as Bharatpur after the name of Bharat, the brother of Lord Rama, whose other brother Laxman was worshipped as the family deity of the Bharatpur rulers, Laxman's name is engraved onthe state arms and the seals. The city and the fort have been believed to be founded by Rustam, a Jat of Sogariya clan. Maharaja Surajmal took over from Khemkaran, the son of Rustam and established the empire. He fortified the city by building a massive wall around the city.
The
interesting aspect of the Bharatpur history is the domination of Jats in the
region since 17th century, leader like Churaman and Badan Singh brought the
Jats together to mould them into a force to reckon with. Suraj Mal has been
the greatest ruler who made them a formidable force and played a very important
role in the Indian history during 19th century.
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