Jodhpur District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. Rajasthan (राà¤à¤¸à¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨) is the largest state,area wise, in India. ... Jodhpur seen from Mehrangarh Fort. ...
The district is bounded on the north by Bikaner District, on the northeast by Nagaur District, on the southeast and south by Ajmer District, on the southwest by Pali District, and on the west and northwest by Jaisalmer District. Bikaner District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. ... Ajmer is a district of Rajasthan. ... Jaisalmer District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. ...
Jodhpur is the historic center of the Marwar region. The district contains Mandor, the ancient capital of the PratiharaRajput kings (6th-13th centuries), and the Pratiharas' temple city of Osiyan. Jodhpur was founded in the 15th century by Rao Jodha, and served as the capital of the kingdom of Marwar under the Rathore Rajput dynasty until after Indian Independence in 1947. Marwar is the southwest region of Rajasthan in India that lies in Thar Desert. ... The Pratiharas, also called the Gurjara-Pratiharas were an Indian dynasty who ruled kingdoms in Rajasthan and northern India from the sixth to the eleventh centuries. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Rao Jodha was a suryavanshi rajput of rathore cula. ... The Rathore or Rathor (Sanskrit Rashtrakuta) are a Rajput clan from western Rajasthan in India. ...