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'''Jahazpur''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Bhilwara district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]]. It is particularly known for its Jain temple swastidham and is built around a [[Jahazpur Fort|fort]].

'''HISTORY'''

According to legend, the fort of Jahazpur was originally built by Samprati, grandson of the great Mauryan emperor Ashoka, who was a follower of Jainism. This fort used to protect the terrain of Hadoti Bundi and Mewar like a giridwar. In the tenth century, Rana Kumbha rebuilt the fort of Jahazpur.

Jahazpur is an ancient town in Rajasthan near Bundi and Shahpura, towns of Bhilwara (polar coordinates: 25 ° 37'7 "N 75 ° 16'32" E), and the town of Deoli in Tonk district, 96 miles (approximately 153.6 km). The ruins of several ancient Jain temples have been found at Jahazpur. It is also a municipal and assembly constituency. This area is full of mineral wealth.

RAVI KUMAR KHINCHI

==Geography==
Jahazpur is located at {{Coord|25.62|N|75.28|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 334 metres (1095 feet). There is a Jain Mandir in the shape of a ''Jahaz (ship)'' being built there popularized as Atishay Kshetra dedicated to [[Munisuvrata|Bhagwan Munisuvrata Nath]].The under construction temple is on the Jahazpur-Shahpura (Bhilwara) State Highway No. 39 around 24 km from [[Deoli, Rajasthan|Deoli]] a town in [[Tonk district|Tonk]] District of Rajasthan on the [[National Highway 12 (India)|National Highway]] running from Jabalpur to Jaipur.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Jahazpur had a population of 18,816. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jahazpur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 45%. In Jahazpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Shri 1008 Munisuvratnath Jain Mandir==
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[[File:Shri 1008 muni svratnath bhagwan.jpeg|thumb|Statue of Tirthankara Munisuvratnath]]Jahazpur along with Hasteda is known for its ancient idols of Lord Munisuwartnath. The temple at Jahazpur and hasteda is dedicated to [[Munisuvrata]] the twentieth Tirthankara of Jainism. The Moolnayak idol at Jahazpur temple is a black-coloured idol of Bhagwan Munisuvrata Swami. This idol is considered miraculous.
The statue of Bhagwan Munisuvrat Nath was unearthed from the ground dug for the construction of a house in Jahazpur in 2013.

== Shri 1008 Bhooteshwar Mahadev ==
There is a historical temple of Lord Shiva in the village of Luhari-Kalan and is famous among the locals.

==Jahazpur State{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}==

Jahazpur State was founded in 1572 by Jagmal Singh Sisodiya brother of [[Maharana Pratap]] when he was denied the Kingship so he went to Mughal Service and [[Akbar]] gifted him Jahazpur Jagir, he used Rao as his title; Jahazpur State existed until 1758, when Maratha forces invaded the Jahazpur fort and then the rulers shifted to [[Anjar, Gujarat|Anjar]].

==Raos of Jahazpur==

* Rao Jagmal Singh (1572 – 1583) - (b. 1545 - d. 1583)
* Rao Vijay Singh (1583 – 1620) - (b. 1568 - d. 1620)
* Rao Prithviraj Singh (1620 – 1628) - (b. 1590 - d. 1628)
* Rao Gajraj Singh (1628 – 1660) - (b. 1615 - d. 1660)
* Rao Maandev (1660 – 1678) - (b. 1638 - d. 1678)
* Rao Surajdev (1678 – 1734) - (b. 1664 - d. 1734)
* Rao Shaktidev (1734 – 1738) - (b. 1688 - d. 1738)
* Rao Hamirji (1738 – 1758) - (b. 1708 - d. 1788)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.jahazpur.com www.Jahazpur.com]

{{Bhilwara district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Bhilwara district]]

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