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Ahar, Rajasthan
Ahar is a former town of historical significance, located on the north bank of the Ahar River in the present-day city of Udaipur, Rajasthan, in India. History Archeological excavations in the late 1950s and early 1960s revealed that Ahar was the site of the Chalcolithic Ahar culture. Two distinct cultures have been identified at the Ahar archeological site - Ahar Period I (2580 BC to 1500 BC) and Ahar Period II (1000 BC onwards). In the pre-modern era, Ahar was a politically significant town after it became the capital of the Guhil rulers of Mewar in c.948 and stayed so until c.1116 when the capital moved to Nagda. Its other historical names are Aghatapura and Atpura. Ahar (''Āghāṭapura'') seems to have been one of the most important commercial centres in early medieval Rajasthan. Contemporary records, including ones from 953 and 1278, indicate the presence of multiple merchant groups: local resident ''vaṇik''s, an organisation of ''deśī''s (itinerent merchants), and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahar Cenotaphs
The Ahar Cenotaphs are a group of cenotaphs located in Ahar, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The site contains more than 250 elevated dome-shaped pavilions, or chhatris, of the royal house of Mewar, which were built over approximately 350 years. It has approximately 19 cenotaphs of various Maharanas who were cremated here. This group of cenotaphs is also known as Mahasati, or the "Great Place of Sati." It is also the place where, at times, the wives or concubines of the Maharana were either burned or committed sati with him. For this reason, the place is also known as Mahasati (). These cenotaphs are arranged side by side in a vast enclosure and vary in size, ranging from a small chhatri with four columns to a mahal. Despite differences in layout and details, they all follow the same basic design. Each structure features a dome supported by columns, forming a circular pavilion. It is set on a raised terrace, accessed by a flight of steps. The entire structure, including the terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern side, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus River valley. It is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab, India, Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest. Its geographical location is 23°3' to 30°12' North latitude and 69°30' to 78°17' East longitude, with the Tropic of Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udaipur District
Udaipur district is one of the 50 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Udaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is part of the Mewar region of Rajasthan. History Before Udaipur district was established in independent India, it was a part of former Mewar or Udaipur State, comprising little less than half the portion of the former state. With the formation of the United State of Rajasthan in 1948, parts of the erstwhile district of Girwa, Khamnor, Rajnagar, Bhim, Magra, Kherwara and Kumbhalgarh, together with the thikanas of Nathdwara, Kankroli, Salumbar (excluding Sayra tehsil), Bhinder, Kanor, Bansi, Bari Sadri, Amet, Sardargarh, Deogarh and Gogunda were combined to constitute the district of Udaipur. During the decadal period 1951–61, two new tehsils – Nathdwara and Gogunda – were created in the district. In 1991, seven tehsils of Udaipur district (Bhim, Deogarh, Amet, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Nathdwara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahar River
The Ahar River is a tributary of the Berach River which drains to the Banas River, a tributary of the Chambal river which drains to the Yamuna River, the principal tributary of Ganges River. The river flows through Udaipur city. The outflow of Lake Pichola and Fateh Sagar Lake of Udaipur district enters the Ahar river. The river further downstream feeds Udaisagar Lake just outside Udaipur city. Ahar River is also the site of 3000 BC to 1500BC Chalcolithic (copper-stone age) archaeological culture, the Ahar-Banas culture. On the river bank in Udaipur there are royal cenotaphs (memorials) of Maharanas of Mewar called "Ahar ki Chhatriya" literally Ahar Cenotaphs The Ahar Cenotaphs are a group of cenotaphs located in Ahar, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The site contains more than 250 elevated dome-shaped pavilions, or chhatris, of the royal house of Mewar, which were built over approximately 350 years. It .... References Rivers of Rajasthan Udaipur district Chalcol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udaipur
Udaipur (Hindi: , ) (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura'') is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, about south of the state capital Jaipur. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Udaipur district. It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency. It was founded in 1559 by Udai Singh II of the Sisodia Dynasty, Sisodia clan of List of Rajput dynasties and states, Rajputs, when he shifted his capital from the city of Chittorgarh to Udaipur after Chittorgarh was besieged by Akbar. It remained as the capital city till 1818 when Mewar became a British Raj, British princely state, and thereafter the Mewar province became a part of Rajasthan when India gained Indian Independence Act 1947, independence in 1947. It is also known as the ''City of Lakes,'' as it is surrounded by Udaipur City's Five lakes, five major artificial lakes. The city is located in the southernmost part of Rajasthan, near the Gujarat border. To its west is the Aravali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcolithic
The Chalcolithic ( ) (also called the Copper Age and Eneolithic) was an archaeological period characterized by the increasing use of smelted copper. It followed the Neolithic and preceded the Bronze Age. It occurred at different periods in different areas, but was absent in some parts of the world, such as Russia, where there was no well-defined Copper Age between the Stone and Bronze Ages. Stone tools were still predominantly used during this period. The Chalcolithic covers both the early cold working (hammering) of near pure copper ores, as exhibited by the likes of North American Great Lakes Old Copper complex, from around 6,500 BC, through the later copper smelting cultures. The archaeological site of Belovode, on Rudnik mountain in Serbia, has the world's oldest securely dated evidence of copper smelting at high temperature, from . The transition from Copper Age to Bronze Age in Europe occurred between the late 5th and the late In the Ancient Near East the Copper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahar–Banas Culture
The Ahar culture, also known as the Banas culture is a Chalcolithic archaeological culture on the banks of the Ahar River of southeastern Rajasthan state in India, lasting from 3000 to 1500 BCE, contemporary and adjacent to the Indus Valley civilization. Situated along the Banas and Berach Rivers, as well as the Ahar River, the Ahar–Banas people were exploiting the copper ores of the Aravalli Range to make axes and other artefacts. They were sustained on a number of crops, including wheat and barley. Geographical extent More than 90 sites of the Ahar culture have been identified to date. The main distribution seems to be concentrated in the river valleys of Banas and its tributaries. A number of sites with Ahar culture level are also found from Jawad, Mandsaur, Kayatha and Dangwada in Madhya Pradesh state. In Rajasthan, most of the sites are located in Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Banswara, Ajmer, Tonk and Bhilwara districts, which include, Ahar, Gilund, Bans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-classical History
In Human history, world history, post-classical history refers to the period from about 500 CE to 1500 CE, roughly corresponding to the European Middle Ages. The period is characterized by the expansion of civilizations geographically and the development of trade networks between civilizations.The Post‐Classical Era by Joel Hermansen This period is also called the medieval era, post-antiquity era, post-ancient era, pre-modernity era, or pre-modern era. In Asia, the spread of Islam created a series of caliphates and inaugurated the Islamic Golden Age, leading to advances in science in the medieval Islamic world and trade among the Asian, African, and European continents. East Asia experienced the full establishment of the power of History of China#Imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udaipur State
The Kingdom of Mewar was an independent Hindu Monarchy, kingdom that existed in the Rajputana region of the Indian subcontinent and later became a dominant state in medieval India. The kingdom was initially founded and ruled by the Guhila dynasty, followed by it's cadet branch, the Sisodia dynasty, Sisodia Dynasty. The earliest kingdom was centered around the south-central part of Rajasthan, state of India. It was bordered by the Aravali Range to the northwest, Ajmer region, Ajmer to the north, Gujarat, Vagad and Malwa regions to the south and the Hadoti region to the east. Mewar rose to prominence in the reign of Bappa Rawal (7th century AD) known for his involvement in thwarting Umayyad campaigns in India, Arab incursions in Indian subcontinent, India. Over time, It became vassal to Pratihara dynasty, Imperial Pratihara, Paramara dynasty, Paramaras and then to Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Chahamanas. In the early 10th century, Mewar emerged as an independent state, actively b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagda, Rajasthan
Nagda is a village in Udaipur district of Rajasthan state in India. It was once a prominent city in the early Mewar state. Today it is known primarily for the remains of the Sahasra Bahu Temples. Location Nagda is situated approximately 20 kilometers north of Udaipur or 2.5 km away from Eklingji, another sacred area. History Nagda was probably established by King Nagaditya of the Guhil dynasty in the 7th century AD and it was known as Nagahrada then. Nagda was the first capital of Mewar Mewar, also spelled as Mewad is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Pirawa Tehsil of Jhalawar District of Rajasth ... and continued to be so until c. 948 when the capital was shifted to Ahar. In c.1116, Nagda again became the capital of Mewar and stayed so until the early part of the 13th century when it was sacked by Sultan Iltutmish's forces. Populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lāṭa
Lata (IAST: Lāṭa) was a historical region of India, located in the southern part of the present-day Gujarat state. Location and extent ''Shakti-Sangam-Tantra'', a Shakt sampradaya text composed before 7th century CE, states that Lata was located to the west of Avanti (India) and to the north-west of Vidarbha. According to Tej Ram Sharma, Lata's northern boundary was formed by the Mahi River, or at times, by the Narmada River. In the south, Lata extended up to the Purna River, and at times, up to Daman. It included Surat, Bharuch, Kheda and Vadodara. According to Georg Bühler, Lata was the area between Mahi River and Kim River, and its major city was Bharuch. Historical mentions The Lata region is not mentioned in the earliest of the Puranas or the Sanskrit epics. The earliest mention of the region probably comes from the writings of the 2nd century Greco-Egyptian writer Ptolemy. The Larike mentioned by him is identified with Lata by multiple scholars inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthuna
Arthuna is a town in Banswara district, Rajasthan, India. History The old name of the place was Utthunaka. It was the capital of Paramara rulers of Vagad during eleventh-twelfth centuries A.D. They patronized both Jainism and Saivism simultaneously, so they constructed a number of Shiva and Jain temples. Arthuna seems to have been one of the most important commercial centres in 11th-century Rajasthan. One inscription dated to 1080 is mostly unintelligible, but the parts that can be made out include a list of items sold at a ''hatta'' in Arthuna. This list includes barley, sugarcane, jaggery, liquor, brass products, madder, betel leaves, salt, and possibly also "loads of grain" and cattle feed. The record also mentions at least two types of manufacturers present at Arthuna: ''kamsyakara''s, or brassworkers, and ''kalyapala''s, or liquor distillers. Arthuna formed the central node in a cluster of trade centres in southern Rajasthan; Talabad and Panahera are two others att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
