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{{Short description|Historical region of Rajasthan}}
{{About|the natural and historical region|the state during the British Raj|Jaipur State}}
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| colspan="2" style="margin-left:inherit; background:pink; text-align:center; font-size:medium;"|Historical Region of North India<br />'''Dhundhar'''
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[[File:Hawaimahal.JPG|250px|Hawa Mahal]]</div>
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| '''Location'''
| [[Rajasthan]]
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| '''19th-century [[flag]]'''
| [[File:Flag of Jaipur.svg|50px]]
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| '''State established:'''
| 10th century
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| '''[[Language]]'''
| [[Dhundhari]]
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| '''[[Dynasty|Dynasties]]'''
| <ref>{{cite book |last=Meena |first=Madan|title=Tribe-British Relations in India |chapter=Rulers, Criminals and Denotified Tribe: A Historical Journey of the Meenas|chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-3424-6_17 |publisher=Springer Nature |year=2021 |pages=275–290 |doi=10.1007/978-981-16-3424-6_17|isbn=978-981-16-3423-9 |s2cid=240554356 }}</ref> [[badgujar]],and [[Meena]] [[Adivasi|tribes india]]

| [[Kachwahas]] (987AD–1949 AD)
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| '''Historical [[Capital (political)|capitals]]'''
| [[Khoh]], [[Dausa]],Jamwaramgahd, [[Amer, India|Amer]], [[Jaipur]]
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| '''Separated states'''
| [[Alwar fort|Alwar]], [[Sikar district|sikar]] ,[[shekhawati]], [[Narwar Fort|narwar]] ,
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'''Dhundhar''', also known as ''Jaipur region'', is a [[historical region]] of [[Rajasthan]] state in western [[India]]. It includes the districts of [[Jaipur District|Jaipur]], Jamwaramgahd ,[[Alwar district|Alwar]] , [[Neem ka Thana]], [[Sikar District|Sikar]] ,[[Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha constituency|junjunu]] , [[shekhawati]] District lying to the east of the [[Aravalli Range]], [[Dausa District|Dausa]], [[Sawai Madhopur District|Sawai Madhopur]], [[Tonk District|Tonk]], the southern part of [[Kotputli]] and the northern part of [[Karauli District]]. All are the part of dhundhar region.

The region lies in east-central Rajasthan, and is bounded by the [[Aravalli Range]] on the northwest, [[Ajmer region|Ajmer]] to the west, [[Mewar]] region to the southwest, [[Hadoti]] region to the south, and , [[Bharatpur District|Bharatpur]], and Karauli districts to the east.

== Geography ==
In 1900, at the time of the Jaipur Kingdom, region had a total area of 15,579 square miles (40,349 km²).
[[File:Dhundhar Region (RAJ.) Suresh Godara.jpg|thumb|Dhundhar region includes areas near Jaipur.]]

The southern and central portions of the region lie in the basin of the [[Banas River]] and its [[ephemeral]] tributaries, including the Dhund River, which gives its name to the region. The northern portion of the region is drained by the ephemeral [[Banganga_River_(Rajasthan)|Banhanga River]], which originates in the Jaipur district and flows east to join the [[Yamuna]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] state.

== History ==
{{see |Jaipur State}}
[[Dulha Rai]] captured Dhundhar after defeating Alan Singh Chanda, the ruler of the Chanda dynasty.<ref>{{cite book |last=Meena |first=Madan|title=Tribe-British Relations in India |chapter=Rulers, Criminals and Denotified Tribe: A Historical Journey of the Meenas|chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-3424-6_17 |publisher=Springer Nature |year=2021 |pages=275–290 |doi=10.1007/978-981-16-3424-6_17|isbn=978-981-16-3423-9 |s2cid=240554356 }}</ref>

Dulha Rai, probably the last ruler of the [[Kachchhapaghata dynasty]] of Gwalior, had taken possession of it, had moved to Dausa and made Khoh his capital after Dausa.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Rima Hooja|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ |title=A history of Rajasthan |year=2006|page=395| publisher=Rupa & Co. |isbn=9788129108906 |language=en |oclc=80362053}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=|first=|author-link= Arnold Wright, J. W. Bond|date= 2006|title='''Indian States''' A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47sfj8DUwNgC&q=Khoh |location= |publisher=[[Asian Educational Services]] |page=173|isbn=978-81-206-1965-4}}</ref>

Raja Dulherai expanded the state by mixing Manchi with Dhundhar. After Dulherai, his son Kokil Deo defeated the [[Susawat]]s of Amer and made Amer the capital of Dhundhar after [[Khoh]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Jaigarh, the Invincible Fort of Amber| year=1990 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkBuAAAAMAAJ&q=Khoh|page=18|publisher=RBSA Publishers, 1990| isbn=9788185176482 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Jaipur: Gem of India| date=7 July 2016 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5tCeDAAAQBAJ&q=khoh|page=24|publisher=IntegralDMS, 2016| isbn=9781942322054 }}</ref>

== Culture ==
Generally, the liberal policies of the rulers permitted [[Jainism]] to flourish in [[Amber, India|Amber]] and later at Jaipur.

It continues to be one of the most important centers of Jainism in India. It is here where the [[Bispanth]]i/[[Digambar Terapanth]]i divisions among the Jains emerged in the 17th century.<ref>John E. Cort "A Tale of Two Cities: On the Origins of Digambara Sectarianism in North India." L. A. Babb, V. Joshi, and M. W. Meister (eds.), Multiple Histories: Culture and Society in the Study of Rajasthan, 39-83. Jaipur: Rawat, 2002.</ref> In the 17th century the [[Chittor]] seat of the [[Bhattaraka]]s of [[Mula Sangh]] [[Saraswati gachchha]] moved from Champawati to Sanganer and then to Amber and finally to Jaipur where the last Bhattarka was present until 1965. The lineage is:
*Narendrakirti ([[Vikram era|Samvat]] 1691, Sanganer) –
*Surendrakirti ([[Vikram era|Samvat]] 1722, Amber) –
*Jagatkirti –
*Devendrakirti –
*Mahendrakirti –
*Kshemendrakirti ([[Vikram era|Samvat]] 1815, Jaipur) –
*Surendrakirti –
*Sukhendrakirti –
*Nayankirti –
*Devendrakirti –
*Mahendrakirti<ref>Varni, Jinendra, Jainendra Siddhanta Kosa, in 4 volumes. New Delhi, 1970-1973</ref> –
*Chandrakirti.

== References ==

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[[Category:History of Jaipur]]
[[Category:Regions of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Historical regions of Asia]]

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