Nindar (or Nindhar,) is a village in
Jaipur District, in the Indian state of
Rajasthan
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Geography
It is situated about 10 km west of
Amer
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Places
* Amer (river), a river in the Dutch province of North Brabant
* Amer, Girona, a municipality in the province of Girona in Catalonia, Spain
* Amber, India (also known as Amer, India), former city of Rajasthan state
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in a direct line, but separated from Amber by hills and forests. It fell closer to
Jaipur
Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...
after Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh founded his new capital as Jaipur in 1727 CE. It is 2 km from NH 11 (Bikaner to Agra via Jaipur). The village was included in
Jaipur Municipal Corporation prior to 1995. The village is within sight of the
Aravalli Range
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Culture
The village hosts a fort and a palace that are visible from National highway No. 08.
History
The village was granted under a ''
jagir'' to Rao "Shivbramh" or "Sheobramh", the fourth son of Raja Udaikaran of
Amber
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(1366–1388).
"Nindar"
Princely States The descendants of Rao Sheobramh are known as Sheobramhpota.
Raja Prithviraj of Amber included the Sheobramhpota in the twelve principal houses of Amber called the ''Bara Kothri''. A ''Tazimi thikana'', it is notable that only three out of the twelve principal houses came from predecessors of Prithviraj.
Nindar was founded by Rao Shivbramh, the fourth son of Raja Udaikaranaji of Amber (Jaipur) 1366/1388. Shivbramh received villages, including Nindar, as his inheritance. Thereafter sons and grandsons of Shivbramha ruled Nindar until 1956 when the resumption of the Jagirs Act was passed.
References
Genealogy of Nindar chiefdom and Shivbramhpotas
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Villages in Jaipur district