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INDIA: ALWAR
ALWAR
THE CITY:
Alwar, among the Rajput principalities was the closest to imperial Delhi. People of
this region were daring adventurers. They did not submit to alien rule; they rebelled.
In 1771 A.D. Pratap Singh, a Kachhawaha Rajput belonging to the same clan as the
one which ruled Jaipur won Alwar from the Mughals and founded a principality of
his own. A historic and eminent fort guards its highest hill and is reminiscent of a
regal way of life.
The region is rich in early Hindu history, dating to the dawn of Hindu civilization;
awash with legend, the epic Mahabharata tells of the five Pandavas brothers who
spent their last years in exile within a few miles of the resort, over two millennia ago.
In the more recent past, the area was dominated by a group of warrior clans, the
Rajputs, who controlled this region of India for nearly 1000 years. Raided repeatedly
over time by Moghul armies, it was finally conquered in the 17th Century by the
Emperor Shah Jahan, the famed builder of the Taj Mahal.
The topography of the region consists of sandy plains interspersed with craggy hills
and knolls, in stark contrast to the setting for Amanbagh - a lush oasis.