Badnor or Badnore is a town and a panchayat in

Bhilwara Bhilwara () is a city, administrative headquarters in Bhilwara district of the Mewar region of Rajasthan, India. It has been termed as 'Textile city'. History Stone Age tools dating from 5,012 to 200,000 years were found in Bundi and Bhilw ...

district of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

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. It is a Tehsil (sub-division) for many villages. The town has a magistrate office, lower justice court and many administrative hub for many major villages.

Landmarks

Badnor Fort is an example of medieval Indian military style of architecture. This seven storied fort stands atop a hill and presents extensive views all around. There are a number of small monuments and temples within the precincts of Badnor Fort in Rajasthan India and around it. The buildings within Badnore Fort Bhilwara are all built in traditional Rajputana style of architecture, which is a local variation of the extensive Hindu style of architecture. There is also an ancient mosque built by Sultan Feroze Shah Tughluq.

History

Badnore was granted as a 'jagir' of Badnore along with 210 villages in 1554 to

Jaimal Rathore Jaimal Mertiya (1507–1568) was the ruler of Merta. He was cousin of the Hindu saint Mirabai and became the ruler of Merta after the death of his father, Rao Veeram Dev. His father was perceived as the strongest king of the east in his time. ...

. Jaimal Rathore is the grandson of Rao Duda and the brother of the Hindu Saint

Mirabai Meera, better known as Mirabai and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. Mirabai was born into a Rathore ...

. The current Thakur is his 19th descendent Ranjai Singh, married to Kanwarani Archana Singh of Pratapgarh.

References

Cities and towns in Bhilwara district {{Rajasthan-geo-stub