Ajmer, History,Place of Interest,The Dargah Sharif of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti(RA),how to reach Ajmer

Ajmer

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Ajmer is located 135 kilometers west to Rasjthan state Capital Jaipur. Being surrounded by the Aravalli Mountains. After India's Independence, Ajmer became a state. On November1,1956, it was merged into Rajasthan state.



Dargah Sharif of Khwaja Garibnawaz Rehmatullah Alai



Transportation to Ajmer: Ajmer is an important railway junction with Broad gauge lines to Jaipur

and Marwar, Ahmedabad and Mumbai onwards to Banglaore and a Metre gauge line subject to conversion under Project Unigauge to Udaipur. The railway complex includes a major workshop. The railway has helped the city to connect it with major Indian cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hydrabad, Bangalore, Ahemedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Nagpur, Pune, Patna, Lucknow etc. The station is the origin for many far distance trains like Ajmer - Bhopal Express, Ajmer - Indore Link Express, Ajmer - Ratlam Express, Ajmer - Amritsar Pooja Express etc.

Ajmer is now a trade center for manufactured goods including wool textiles, hosiery, shoes,

 soap, and pharmaceuticals. Poultry farming is a major source of income for the urban farmers.

The nearby town of Kishangarh is one of the largest markets for marble and marble products. Ajmer is well connected with the national highway and is only 135 km (84 mi) from the Jaipur International Airport at Jaipur which has daily flights to Delhi, Bombay, Chennai, Indore, Pune, etc

Ajmer History:

Ajmer was founded in the late seventh century by Dushyant Chauhan. He established the Chauhan dynasty which continued to rule the country while repeated waves of Turkish invasions swept across India. Ajmer was conquered by Muhammad of Ghor, founder of the Delhi Sultanate, in 1193.  Its internal government, however, was handed over to the Chauhan rulers upon the payment of a heavy tribute to the conquerors. Ajmer then remained feudatory to Delhi until 1365, when it was captured by the ruler of Mewar. In 1509 Ajmer became a source of contention between the Maharajas of Mewar and Marwar, and was ultimately conquered by the Marwar ruler in 1532. Ajmer was conquered by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1559.

It continued to be in the hands of the Mughals, with occasional revolts, until 1770, when it was sold to the Marathas. From that time up to 1818 Ajmer was the scene of an ongoing struggle, being seized at different times by the Mewar and the Marwar maharajas, from whom it was often retaken by the Marathas. In 1818 the Marathas sold Ajmer to the East India Company for 50,000 rupees. Since then Ajmer has enjoyed stable governance, although during the 1857 War of Independence some Indian sepoys at the garrison in the nearby town of Nasirabad joined the revolt.

 Under the British Raj, Ajmer was governed by an Agent to the Governor General overseeing Rajputana. After independence in 1947, Ajmer retained its position as a centrally administrated state under a Chief Commissioner for some time. Ajmer was eventually merged with the State of Rajasthan.

Places of interest:

The Dargah Sharif of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (RA):

Dargah Sharif of Khwaja Garibnawaz Rehmatullah Alai

The Dargah is situated at the foot of the Taragaṛh hill, and consists of several white marble buildings arranged around two courtyards, including a massive gate donated by the Nizam of Hyderabad, a mosque donated by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the Akbari Mosque, and the domed tomb of the saint. The Emperor Akbar, with his queen, used to come here by foot on pilgrimage Taragaṛh Fort, the fort of Ajmer, seat of the Chauhan rulers, is claimed to be the first hill fort of Asia, built at a time when the Aravalli mountain ranges were above the snowlines. This gives it the reputation of being one of the oldest hill forts of the world, and it is definitely the oldest among the hill forts in India.

It was built by King Ajaypal Chauhan on the summit of Taragaṛh Hill, overlooking Ajmer; its thick battlements run along its brow, completely enclosing the table-land. The walls are two miles (3 km) in circumference, and the fort can only be approached by steep and very roughly paved slopes. When it came into the hands of the British Raj, the fort was dismantled by order of Lord William Bentinck, and was converted into a sanatorium for the troops stationed at the British cantonment town of Nasirabad.

The Aḍhai Din ka Jhonpṛa ( Dhai din ka johnpra):

It was made by Quṭbuddin Aiyebak after 1193, is situated on the lower slope of the Taragarh hill, additions were made to the mosque between 1220 and 1229 by Aikbak's successor, by Shams al-Din Iltutmish. It is also noted for its double-depth calligraphy inscriptions, in Naskh and Kufic scripts. With the exception of that part used as a mosque, called Jama' Iltutmish (pronounced Altamish locally).

The Magazine The city's Museum, The residence of Prince Salim:

the city's Museum, was once the residence of Prince Salim son of the Emperor Akbar, and presently houses a collection of the Mughal and Rajput armour and sculpture. This residence of Salim is significant from a historical point of view, because Salim as Emperor Jahangir read out the firman for trade to India to the British East India Company from here, thus starting the chain of events that lead to India's colonisation by the British.

Mayo College:

Mayo College was established in 1875 by Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India. The architecture of the school buildings evoke the grandeur of erstwhile princely Rajasthan. The main building of the school, in white marble, is a classic example of Indo-Saracenic architecture, and the design now lies in the archives of the British Museum in London.

The Anasagar Lake:

This historic man-made lake Ana Sagar lake was constructed by Maharaja Anaji (1135-1150 AD), the grandfather of Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan. By the lake is the Daulat Bagh, a garden laid out by Emperor Jahangir. Emperor Shah Jahan later added five pavilions, known as the Baradari, between the garden and the lake.

Tomb of Khwaja Husain Chishty Rehamatullah Alaih (Shaikh Husain Ajmeri)

Aulaad-e-Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty Rehmatullah Alaih'

1937-1938 by Khwaja Alauddin Chishty Great Grand Son & Sajjadanashin Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty Rehmatullah Alaih, Behind Shajahanni Masjid Dargah Sharif, Sola Khamba Ajmer..

The Soni Ji Ki Nasiyan is an architecturally rich Digambara Jain temple. It was built in 1864-1895 by Gaurav ji , the Nagar Seth of Ajmer. The main chamber, known as the Swarna Nagari (City of Gold), has several gold-plated wooden figures, depicting characters in the Jain tradition, and created in Jaipur.

Lake Foysagar on a Sunny EveningLake Foy sagar. Situated in the suburb of the city, Lake Foy Sagar is a picturesque artificial lake named after the engineer Mr. Foy, an Englishman, who created it under a famine relief project. It is a masterpiece when it comes to artificial lakes. He created it to tackle with harshest conditions of famine under a famine relief project. This artificial lake was constructed in the year 1892. It appears as flat as a pancake, and offers the eye-catching sights of the neighboring Aravalli mountains, as well as evening flights of birds near the lake area.

Education in Ajmer:

Ajmer is home to Mayo College, founded by the British Raj in 1875 to educate the children of Rajputana's nobles on the lines of an English public school. Ajmer is also home to the famous Sophia Girls' School and College. The school is still run by missionaries and nuns. It is still said to be one of the best and finest institutions in Rajasthan and one of the most renowned school in India.The historic Ajmer Music College, founded in 1942, the first accredited institution in Rajputana for teaching classical Hindustani music. Other educational institutions which prominently shaped the academic environment of Ajmer are:

1. Govt. Oswal Jain Sr. Sec. School, Ajmer
2. Sophia Sr. Sec. School, Ajmer
3. Sophia College, Ajmer
4. Mayo Girls College
5. Mayoor School, Ajmer
6. St. Mary's Convent Girls' School
7. King George Royal Indian Military School
8. St. Anselm's Ajmer
9. Savitri Girls' High School & College
10. D.A.V. High School and College
11. St. Paul's School
12. St.Stephen's Senior Secondary School

The offices of Central Board of Secondary Education and Board of Secondary Education for Rajasthan are also located in Ajmer.

Among the other accredited institutions in Ajmer are Regional Institute of Education Demonstration School, one of the four NCERT colleges, St. Stephen's Senior Secondary School, Maheshwari Public School, D.A.V. Centenary Public School, Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Government Engineering College, Ajmer Institute of Technology, Sanskriti. The School (Sanskriti World School for Cambridge Students) and NIS Academy, Ajmer.

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How to reach Ajmer ?

Air link : The nearest airport is Jaipur, 138 kms(86 miles) distance

Rail/ Train : Ajmer is connected to Delhi, Agra,Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Udaipur,

Abu Road

and Jodhpur by regular trains.

Two of the best trains of the Indian Railways, Pink City Express and Shatabdi Express connect Ajmer to Delhi and Jaipur.

Road : A dense network of bus service operates from Ajmer to key destinations around.

Distances between Ajmer to important tourist centres are:

Ahmedabad  526 kms.	Bareilly        575 kms.	Indore       515 kms.
Agra             363 kms.	Beawar           52 kms.	Jaipur        138 kms.
Aligarh           446 kms.	Bhilwara       135 kms.	Jaisalmer   490 kms.
Bareilly          575 kms.	Bhopal          543 kms.	Jaisalmer   439 kms.
Beawar            52 kms.	Bikaner         233 kms.	Jodhpur     200 kms.
Bhilwara        135 kms.	Bundi            147 kms.	Kota          201 kms.
Bhopal           543 kms.	Chandigarh   627 kms.	Lucknow   726 kms.
Bikaner          233 kms.	Gurgaon        359 kms.	Meerut      454 kms.
Indore            515 kms.	Jaipur            138 kms.	Jaisalmer   490 kms.
Indore            515 kms.	Meerut          454 kms.	Lucknow   726 kms.
Jaipur             138 kms.	Mumbai      1071 kms.	New Delhi 389 kms.
Jaisalmer        490 kms.	Muzaffarnagar505 kms.	Pushkar       11 kms.
Jaisalmer        439 kms.	Nagaur          160 kms.	Ujjain        575 kms.
Jodhpur          200 kms.	Kota              201 kms.	Udaipur     274 kms.