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'''Kishangarh''' is a city and a [[Municipal Council]] in [[Ajmer district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]] | '''Kishangarh''' is a city and a [[Municipal Council]] in [[Ajmer district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]]. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
{{Main|Kishangarh State}} | {{Main|Kishangarh State}} | ||
Kishangarh State was founded by the [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]] prince [[Kishan Singh of Kishangarh|Kishan Singh]] in 1609. | Kishangarh State was founded by the [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]] prince [[Kishan Singh of Kishangarh|Kishan Singh]] in 1609. Before Kishan Singh this area was ruled by Raja [[Samokhan Singh]].<ref>Tareekh-e-Rohela by Nafees Siddiqui</ref> | ||
[[File:Savant Singh (Reigned 1748-1757) and Bani Thani in the Guise of Krishna and Radha Cruising on Lake Gundalao LACMA AC1999.264.1 (3 of 3).jpg|thumb|left|Savant Singh (reigned 1748-1757) and Bani Thani in the Guise of Krishna and Radha Cruising on Lake Gundalao, Kishangarh]] | [[File:Savant Singh (Reigned 1748-1757) and Bani Thani in the Guise of Krishna and Radha Cruising on Lake Gundalao LACMA AC1999.264.1 (3 of 3).jpg|thumb|left|Savant Singh (reigned 1748-1757) and [[Bani Thani]] in the Guise of [[Krishna]] and [[Radha]] Cruising on Lake Gundalao, Kishangarh]] | ||
Kishangarh was the capital of the eponymous [[princely state]] during the [[British Raj]], which was located in the [[Rajputana Agency]]. It had an area of 2210 km<sup>2</sup> (858 miles²) and a population in 1901 of 90,970. This figure for population represented a decrease of 27% over the census figure of 1891, something presumably attributable to the famine of 1899-1900. The state enjoyed an estimated revenue of £.34,000/- and paid no tribute to the [[British Raj]]. In 1840, ''Prithvi Singh'', became the 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, and reigned till his death in 1879, after which he was succeeded by his son, ''Sardul Singh''.<ref name=brit>[http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personalisation/object.cfm?uid=019PHO000000127U00051000 Kishangarh] British Library.</ref> | Kishangarh was the capital of the eponymous [[princely state]] during the [[British Raj]], which was located in the [[Rajputana Agency]]. It had an area of 2210 km<sup>2</sup> (858 miles²) and a population in 1901 of 90,970. This figure for population represented a decrease of 27% over the census figure of 1891, something presumably attributable to the famine of 1899-1900. The state enjoyed an estimated revenue of £.34,000/- and paid no tribute to the [[British Raj]]. In 1840, ''Prithvi Singh'', became the 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, and reigned till his death in 1879, after which he was succeeded by his son, ''Sardul Singh''.<ref name=brit>[http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personalisation/object.cfm?uid=019PHO000000127U00051000 Kishangarh] British Library.</ref> | ||
[[File:Prithvi Singh (r.1840-1879), 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, early 1870s.jpg|right|thumb|''Prithvi Singh'' (r.1840-1879), 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, early 1870s.]] | [[File:Prithvi Singh (r.1840-1879), 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, early 1870s.jpg|right|thumb|''Prithvi Singh'' (r.1840-1879), 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, early 1870s.]] | ||
A municipality was established at Kishangarh in 1892.<ref>{{cite book |author=Rima Hooja |title=A History of Rajasthan |year=2006 |publisher=Rupa |isbn=9788129108906 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ |page=1166}}</ref> | |||
Maharaja [[Madan Singh]] ascended the throne in 1900 at the age of sixteen,<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Kishangarh |volume=15 |page=836}}</ref> at a time when the state was reeling from the impact of a devastating drought. The administration under him and his diwan was widely deemed worthy of approbation; irrigation from tanks and wells was extended and factories for ginning and pressing cotton were started.<ref name=EB1911/> A social reform movement for discouraging excessive expenditure on marriages made remarkable impact during his reign.<ref name=EB1911/> | Maharaja [[Madan Singh]] ascended the throne in 1900 at the age of sixteen,<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Kishangarh |volume=15 |page=836}}</ref> at a time when the state was reeling from the impact of a devastating drought. The administration under him and his diwan was widely deemed worthy of approbation; irrigation from tanks and wells was extended and factories for ginning and pressing cotton were started.<ref name=EB1911/> A social reform movement for discouraging excessive expenditure on marriages made remarkable impact during his reign.<ref name=EB1911/> | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=104652|archive-url=https://archive.org/ | {{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=104652|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125230226/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=104652|archive-date=25 November 2020|title=Complete Data of Census of India 2011: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-04-18|publisher=Census Commission of India|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Kishangarh had a population of 154,886. Males constitute about 51% of the population and females 49%. Kishangarh has an average literacy rate of 68%, slightly lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 60%. In Kishangarh, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=104652 |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 April 2018 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125230226/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=104652 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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== Nepheline Syenite== | |||
{{anchor|Kishangarh Nepheline Syenite}} | {{anchor|Kishangarh Nepheline Syenite}} | ||
[[Kishangarh Nepheline Syenite]] is among the 32 [[National Geological Monuments in India]] notified by [[Geological Survey of India]] (GSI), for their protection, maintenance, promotion and enhancement of [[geotourism]].<ref name=gsi1>{{ | [[Kishangarh Nepheline Syenite]] is among the 32 [[National Geological Monuments in India]] notified by [[Geological Survey of India]] (GSI), for their protection, maintenance, promotion and enhancement of [[geotourism]].<ref name=gsi1>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal/page?_pageid=127,529542&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |title=National Geological Monument, from Geological Survey of India website |access-date=21 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712055947/http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/portal/page?_pageid=127,529542&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |archive-date=12 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="gsi2">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=137573|title=Geo-Heritage Sites|date=2016-03-09|website=pib.nic.in|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref><ref name=gsi3>[http://naturalheritage.intach.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Geoheritage-Monograph.pdf national geo-heritage of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111120428/http://naturalheritage.intach.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Geoheritage-Monograph.pdf |date=11 January 2017 }}, [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage|INTACH]]</ref> [[Nepheline syenite]] here is an [[intrusion]] [[plutonic rock|pluton]] [[Methods of pluton emplacement|emplaced]] along the core of an [[antiform]] of [[metamorphic rocks|metamorphites]] in [[Aravalli Range#Geology|Aravalli craton]] which has been dated 1590 million years to 1910 million years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gsi.gov.in/webcenter/portal/OCBIS/page17/pageGEOTOURISM/page121?_afrLoop=2885118072808527&_adf.ctrl-state=1cruj8s2rn_1#!%40%40%3F_afrLoop%3D2885118072808527%26_adf.ctrl-state%3D1cruj8s2rn_5 |title=Geological Survey of India - Home |publisher=Gsi.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2022-08-12}}</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*{{cite book |author=Kossak, Steven | title= ''Indian court painting, 16th-19th century.'' | location=New York | publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art | year=1997| url= http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/12335/rec/74 | isbn=0870997831}} (see index: p. 148-152, for more information about Kishangarh painting) | *{{cite book |author=Kossak, Steven | title= ''Indian court painting, 16th-19th century.'' | location=New York | publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art | year=1997| url= http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/12335/rec/74 | isbn=0870997831}} (see index: p. 148-152, for more information about Kishangarh painting) | ||
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Kishangarh | |
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city | |
 Phool Mahal Palace, Kishangarh | |
| Nickname: Marble City of India | |
  Kishangarh Location in Rajasthan, India  Kishangarh Kishangarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′N 74°52′E / 26.57°N 74.87°ECoordinates: 26°34′N 74°52′E / 26.57°N 74.87°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Ajmer |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rajasthan government |
| • MLA | Suresh Tak (Independent) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 895.78 km2 (345.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
| Population (census 2011) | |
| • Total | 154,886 |
| • Rank | 13th in Rajasthan |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Languages - Marwari, Rajasthani, Hindi, English | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 305801, 305802 |
| Telephone code | 01463 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-01, RJ-42 |
| Website | www.kishangarh.com |
Kishangarh is a city and a Municipal Council in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
History[edit]
Kishangarh State was founded by the Jodhpur prince Kishan Singh in 1609. Before Kishan Singh this area was ruled by Raja Samokhan Singh.[1]
_and_Bani_Thani_in_the_Guise_of_Krishna_and_Radha_Cruising_on_Lake_Gundalao_LACMA_AC1999.264.1_(3_of_3).jpg)
Savant Singh (reigned 1748-1757) and Bani Thani in the Guise of Krishna and Radha Cruising on Lake Gundalao, Kishangarh
Kishangarh was the capital of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj, which was located in the Rajputana Agency. It had an area of 2210 km2 (858 miles²) and a population in 1901 of 90,970. This figure for population represented a decrease of 27% over the census figure of 1891, something presumably attributable to the famine of 1899-1900. The state enjoyed an estimated revenue of £.34,000/- and paid no tribute to the British Raj. In 1840, Prithvi Singh, became the 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, and reigned till his death in 1879, after which he was succeeded by his son, Sardul Singh.[2]
,_15th_Maharaja_of_Kishangarh,_early_1870s.jpg)
A municipality was established at Kishangarh in 1892.[3]
Maharaja Madan Singh ascended the throne in 1900 at the age of sixteen,[4] at a time when the state was reeling from the impact of a devastating drought. The administration under him and his diwan was widely deemed worthy of approbation; irrigation from tanks and wells was extended and factories for ginning and pressing cotton were started.[4] A social reform movement for discouraging excessive expenditure on marriages made remarkable impact during his reign.[4]
Demographics[edit]
As of 2011[update] India census,[5] Kishangarh had a population of 154,886. Males constitute about 51% of the population and females 49%. Kishangarh has an average literacy rate of 68%, slightly lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 60%. In Kishangarh, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.[6]
Nepheline Syenite[edit]
Kishangarh Nepheline Syenite is among the 32 National Geological Monuments in India notified by Geological Survey of India (GSI), for their protection, maintenance, promotion and enhancement of geotourism.[7][8][9] Nepheline syenite here is an intrusion pluton emplaced along the core of an antiform of metamorphites in Aravalli craton which has been dated 1590 million years to 1910 million years old.[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Tareekh-e-Rohela by Nafees Siddiqui
- ↑ Kishangarh British Library.
- ↑ Rima Hooja (2006). A History of Rajasthan. Rupa. p. 1166. ISBN 9788129108906.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 836.
- ↑ "Complete Data of Census of India 2011: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "National Geological Monument, from Geological Survey of India website". Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ↑ "Geo-Heritage Sites". pib.nic.in. Press Information Bureau. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ national geo-heritage of India Archived 11 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine, INTACH
- ↑ "Geological Survey of India - Home". Gsi.gov.in. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
Further reading[edit]
- Kossak, Steven (1997). Indian court painting, 16th-19th century.. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 0870997831. (see index: p. 148-152, for more information about Kishangarh painting)