Kishangarh
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Kishangarh किशनगढ़ Madanganj-Kishangarh |
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A marble factory in Kishangarh
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| Nickname(s): Marble city | |
 Kishangarh
Kishangarh
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| 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
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Ajmer |
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| • Type | Rajasthan government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 895.78 km2 (345.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
| Population (census 2011) | |
| • Total | 155,019 |
| • Rank | 14th in Rajasthan |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 305801 |
| Telephone code | 01463 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-01, RJ-42 |
| Website | www.kishangarh.com |
Kishangarh is a city and a municipality in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Mr. Bhagirath Choudhary is current MLA for the period from 2013-2018. He also served previously in 2003-2008. It lies 18 miles north-west of Ajmer. It is well connected via Indian Railways and National Highway #8. It is the birthplace of the Kishangarh style of painting, which is known for the beautiful depiction of a courtesan known as Bani Thani. In recent years, Kishangarh has come to be known as the marble city of India. It is purported to be the only place in the world with a temple of nine planets.
Kishangarh State was founded by the Jodhpur prince Kishan Singh in 1609.Prior to the rule of Kishan Singh this area was ruled by Maharaja Samokhan Singh who was a distant relative of Kishan Singh's family and grandfather of Naubat Khan. The ruling family of Kishangarh and the family of Naubat Khan had close ties.Maharaja Samokhan lost to the forces of Akbar and his grandson Naubat Khan was kept under house arrest.Naubat Khan later accepted Islam.
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 Rs.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.
Maharaja Madan Singh ascended the throne in 1900 at the age of sixteen, 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. A social reform movement for discouraging excessive expenditure on marriages made remarkable impact during his reign.
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