Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer

India
      town, western Rajasthan (Rājasthān) state, northwestern India. Connected by road with Jodhpur, Barmer, and Phalodi, the town is a major caravan centre, trading in wool, hides, salt, fuller's earth, camels, and sheep. Jaisalmer, noted for its buildings of yellowish brown stone, was founded in 1156 by Rawal Jaisal, a chief of the Rajputs (the warrior rulers of the historic region of Rajputana). The fort, on a hill that overlooks the town, houses the royal palace, several ancient Jaina temples, and a library called the Gyana Bhandar (“Store of Knowledge”), which contains old Sanskrit and Prakrit manuscripts.

      In the 12th century Jaisalmer state reached the height of its power. After the sack of the capital by the Muslim Delhi sultan ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn Khaljī early in the 14th century, its fortunes declined. It subsequently became a Mughal fiefdom and entered into political relations with the British in 1818. In 1949 it joined the state of Rajasthan.

      The surrounding region, once a princely state, consists almost entirely of sandy waste, forming part of the Great Indian (Thar) Desert (Thar Desert). The Kakni, the only river, spreads over a large area, forming Bhij Lake. Bajra (pearl millet) and jowar (grain sorghum) are the chief crops. The breeding of goats, camels, sheep, and cattle is widespread. Limestone, fuller's earth, and gypsum deposits are worked. Pop. (2001) town, 57,537.

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