Forts and Castles - Rolf Gross
Forts and Castles - Rolf Gross
Forts and Castles - Rolf Gross
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Jaipur<br />
Palace of the Winds<br />
1156-17th cent<br />
View of town from the western ridge.<br />
Photo Panoramio<br />
In 1156 Rawal Jaisal, the sixth in succession from Deoraj, founded the fort <strong>and</strong> city of<br />
Jaisalmer, <strong>and</strong> made it his capital as he moved from his former capital at Lodhruva (which is<br />
situated about 15 km to the south-east of Jaisalmer). In 1294, the Bhatis so enraged the<br />
emperor Ala-ud-din Khilji that his army captured <strong>and</strong> sacked the fort <strong>and</strong> city of Jaisalmer, so<br />
that for some time it was quite deserted. After this there is nothing to record till the time of<br />
Rawal Sahal Singh, whose reign marks an epoch in Bhati history in that he acknowledged the<br />
supremacy of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
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