Dhundhar, also known as ''Jaipur region'', is a historical region of Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the districts of Jaipur, parts of Sikar District lying to the east of the Aravalli Range, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, and Tonk and the northern part of Karauli District. The region lies in east-central Rajasthan, and is bounded by the Aravalli Range on the northwest, Ajmer to the west,

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region to the southwest, Hadoti region to the south, and

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, Bharatpur, and Karauli districts to the east.

Geography

In 1900, at the times of Jaipur Kingdom, region had a total area of 15,579 square miles (40,349 km²). Dhundhar Region (RAJ

The southern and central portions of the region lie in the basin of the Banas River and its ephemeral tributaries, including the Dhund River, which gives its name to the region. The northern portion of the region is drained by the ephemeral Banhanga River, which originates in Jaipur district and flows east to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state.

History

The state of Jaipur was earlier known as Dhundhar and was ruled by Meenas . Later

Kachhawaha The Kachhwaha or Kachawa is a Rajput clan found primarily in India. Sometimes families within the clan ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states, such as Jaipur, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Alwar and Maihar. Subclans Rajawat, S ...

s supplanted the Meenas. After Dulherai, his son Kokil Deo defeated the Meenas of Amer and made Amer the capital of Dhundhar after Khoh.

Culture

Generally liberal policies of the rulers permitted Jainism to flourish at Amber and later at Jaipur. It continues to be one of the most important centers of Jainism in India. It is here where the

Bispanth ''Digambara'' (; "sky-clad") is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being ''Śvētāmbara'' (white-clad). The Sanskrit word ''Digambara'' means "sky-clad", referring to their traditional monastic practice of neither possessing n ...

i/ Digambar Terapanthi divisions among the Jains emerged in the 17th century. In the 17th century the Chittor seat of the

Bhattaraka A Bhaṭṭāraka ( pka, भट्टारक "holy one") heads traditional Digambara Jain institutions. He is responsible for training scholars, maintenance of libraries, managing endowments, presiding over installation ceremonies and running ...

s of Mula Sangh

Saraswati gachchha Balatkara Gana is an ancient Jain monastic order. It is a section of the Mula Sangh. It is often termed ''Balatkara Gana Sarasvati Gachchha''. Until the beginning of the 20th century it was present in a number of places in India. However all it ...

moved from Champawati to Sanganer and then to Amber and finally to Jaipur where the last Bhattarka was present until 1965. The lineage is: *Narendrakirti (

Samvat The Hindu calendar, Panchanga () or Panjika is one of various lunisolar calendars that are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with further regional variations for social and Hindu religious purposes. They adopt a s ...

1691, Sanganer) – *Surendrakirti (

1722, Amber) – *Jagatkirti – *Devendrakirti – *Mahendrakirti – *Kshemendrakirti (

1815, Jaipur) – *Surendrakirti – *Sukhendrakirti – *Nayankirti – *Devendrakirti – *MahendrakirtiVarni, Jinendra, Jainendra Siddhanta Kosa, in 4 volumes. New Delhi, 1970-1973 – *Chandrakirti.

References

History of Jaipur Regions of Rajasthan Historical regions {{Historical regions of North India, state=expanded