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 deathplace. It has been shown, however, by Dr. Buhler and others,
 that Aja and Ajaya flourished about A.D. 1100, and it is to this period
-that the foundation of Ajmer must be ascribed 1 . The Chauhans came
+that the foundation of Ajmer must be ascribed 1 .
 to Rajputana from Ahichhatrapur in Rohilkhand about A.D. 750, and
 their first capital was Sambhar. Their possessions included the tract
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 territory. The latest inscription under his reign isdated 1163. Prithwi
 Raj, grandson of Visaldev, was king of Delhi and Ajmer at the time of
-the invasion of Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Ghori. In 1192 hedefeated
+the invasion of Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Ghori.
 the latter in a great battle and forced him to fly. But in 1193 Muham
 mad Ghori returned with a fresh army, recruited in Afghanistan and
 Central Asia. The Rajput chiefs were weakened by feuds, and Prithwi
 Raj was defeated, taken prisoner, and murdered in cold blood.
 Muhammad Ghori then proceeded to Ajmer, where a terrible massacre
 of the inhabitants occurred. A son of Prithwi Raj was establishedas a
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 the kings of Delhi, which was not disturbed again till the invasion of
 Timur. Then Rana Kumbha of Mewar seized advantage of the pre-
-vailing anarchy to take possession of Ajmer. He was assassinated very
+vailing anarchy to take possession of Ajmer.
 soon afterwards; and Ajmer fell into the hands of the Muhammadan
 rulers of Malwa, who held it from 1470 to 1531, when the kingdom of
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 £210s. on the way. Roe remained at Ajmer till November, 1616, and
 then accompanied Jahangir on his march to Ujjain, which place was
-reached in February, 1617. The life at Ajmer and in camp is vividly
+reached in February, 1617.
 described by Sir Thomas Roe in his Journal. It was near Ajmer that
 Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara. The battle was fought about
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 productive of much good. Irrigation works were vigorously pushed
 forward ; agriculture and commerce were encouraged in every way •
-and in 1851 the District came under a regular settlement. The
+and in 1851 the District came under a regular settlement.
 measures taken from time to time to win the confidence of the people
 were successful, and during the Mutiny civil government was not
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 difference in the physical features of the two Districts accounts for
 this. The agricultural classes in Merwara take up their abode in valleys
-and open spaces where they can cultivate the land. This tends to give
+and open spaces where they can cultivate the land.
 the village a very scattered character, which is not necessary in Ajmer
 with its open plains. About 80 per cent, of the population in 1901
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 of the three municipalities for the decade ending 1900, and for the two
 years 1900-1 and 1902-3 : —
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 Ajmer-Merwara forms a single Public Works division in charge of an
 Executive Engineer, who is under the Superintending Engineer at Mount

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Pdewan: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="0"| This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLAR..."

Pdewan: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="0"|
This article has been extracted from
THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.
OXFORD, AT THE CLAR..."