Jodhpur India

Jodhpur, cidade, estado central de Rajasthan, noroeste da Índia. Está situado a noroeste do rio Luni, em uma área estéril de terra coberta por altas colinas de areia. Às vezes, a região é chamada de Marwar (derivada da guerra de maru [“região da morte”] por causa das duras condições do deserto). Suas áreas norte e noroeste fazem parte do deserto de Thar (grande índio).

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História

A cidade foi fundada em 1459 por Rao Jodha, um Rajput (um dos governantes guerreiros da região histórica de Rajputana) e serviu como capital do principado estado de Jodhpur. O estado principesco havia sido fundado por volta de 1212, alcançou o auge de seu poder sob o governo Rao Maldeo (1532-1569) e deu lealdade aos mongóis após a invasão do imperador mongol Akbar em 1561. O imperador mongol Aurangzeb invadiu e saqueou Marwar em 1679, ordenando a conversão de seus habitantes ao Islã.

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The princely states of Jodhpur, Jaipur, and Udaipur formed an alliance, however, and prevented control by the Muslims. The Jodhpur and Jaipur princes then regained the privilege of marriage with the Udaipur family—which they had forfeited when they allied with the Mughals—on condition that children of Udaipur princesses be first in succession. Quarrels resulting from that stipulation, however, finally led to the establishment of the supremacy of the Marathas, a Hindu warrior caste.

In 1818 Jodhpur came under British paramountcy. It was the largest princely state in the Rajputana Agency—the British governing entity in the region—occupying much of the central and southwestern portions of what is now Rajasthan state. It joined Rajasthan in 1949.

The contemporary city

Jodhpur is a major regional road and rail junction and a trade centre for agricultural crops, wool, cattle, salt, and hides. An airport handles domestic flights. The city has engineering and railway workshops and manufactures cotton textiles, brass and iron utensils, bicycles, ink, and polo equipment. Jodhpur is famous for its handicraft products, which include ivory goods, glass bangles, cutlery, dyed cloth, lacquerwork, felt and leather products, marble stonework, and carpets. Tourism is an important component of the city’s economy.

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Jodhpur, the second largest city of Rajasthan, is the seat of the Rajasthan state high court. The city is the site of an air force college, the University of Jodhpur (established 1962), and a medical college affiliated with the University of Rajasthan in Jaipur (the state capital). Parts of Jodhpur are surrounded by an 18th-century wall. Mehrangarh Fort, which contains the maharaja’s palace and a historical museum, is built on an isolated rock eminence that dominates the city. The 4th-century ruins of Mandor, the ancient capital of Marwar, lie immediately to the north. In addition to the fort, Jodhpur’s other notable buildings include the Umaid Bhawan Palace, the home of the Jodhpur royal family and also a luxury hotel, and the white marble Jaswant Thada, a memorial to the 19th-century ruler Jaswant Singh II.

Jodhpur’s surrounding region is largely agricultural.Bajra (pearl millet), pulses, jowar (grain sorghum), oilseeds, mung (the edible seeds of an Asian bean), and corn (maize) are the chief crops; some cotton and wheat are also produced. Lignite, iron ore, tungsten, garnet, glass-sand, and gypsum deposits are worked. There are several poultry farms, and sheep, cattle, and camels are bred. Pop. (2001) 851,051; (2011) 1,033,756.