About Bharatpur Travel Guide
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.
Today Bharatpur is better known for the Keoladeo Natinal Park, a unique bird
place, delight of ornithologists. SIGHT
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