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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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