Religious-cultural study of the princely state of Jaipur in archival evidence (1600 AD - 1900 AD)
Keywords:
Inscriptions, inscriptions, monuments, stepwells, religious, religious sects, cultural, Jaipur princely state.Abstract
The ancient princely state of Jaipur, situated in the middle of the Aravalli mountain range in the northeast of Rajasthan, has been famous for its glorious history and rich cultural heritage. This ancient land has witnessed the rise of many cultures. The history, art, splendor, literature, religion, philosophy are the heritage of long-term religious and cultural life, which introduces the present to all the colors of human life at that time. In the princely state of Jaipur, there has been a long systematic tradition of archival construction from 16th to 19th century. These inscriptions were engraved on inscriptions, monuments and copper plates by the rulers, feudatories and rich people here on the basis of their interest and available resources. Through which we get information about the political, social, religious, economic situation of the time. This rich heritage of the past engraved in the form of inscriptions not only gives knowledge of the socio-cultural system of the princely state of Jaipur, but also throws an important light on the making of the history of Jaipur.
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- The inscription of Sitaram's temple located at Chaimun (Jaipur) is in Samvat 1803 (1746 AD).
- The pillar article of the temple of Lakshminath ji located in Mahar (Samod) is in Samvat 1713 (1656 AD).
- The inscription of Sitaram's temple at Sambharia (Kanauta, Jaipur) is in Samvat 1792 (1735 AD).
- Inscription of ancient Ganesh temple at Jamuvaramgarh Samvat 1819 (1762 AD).
- Inscription of the Shiva temple located in the pond of the city (Karauli) Savant 1824 (1767 AD).
- Inscription of Shri Chaturbhuj ji's temple at Manoharpur (Shahpura) Samvat 1674 (1617 AD)
- The inscription of Murlimanohar's temple at Jamuvaramgarh in Savant 1938 (1881 AD)
- Inscription of Narasimha Temple of Dausa Samvat 1876 (1819 AD).
Inscription of Chamunda Devi Temple at Achrol (Jaipur) Samvat 1820 (1763 AD). - Inscription Samvat 1845 (1788 AD) established in the temple of Jamvai Mata in Jamuvaramgarh.
- Chhatri - Memorial of Thakur Fateh Singh in Morija, Samvat 1885 (1828 AD).
- Inscription of the Bihari temple at Banskho (Jaipur) Samvat 1937 (1880 AD).
- The article of the umbrella of the Jain monk Kanak Soma located at Amarsar (Jaipur) in Samvat 1662 (1605 AD)
- Inscription of Katrathal (Sikar) Samvat 1824 (1767 AD).
- Monument in the pond of Pachevar (Dudu) - inscription Sawant 1928 (1871 AD)
- Inscription of Thakur Shiv Singh's Chhatri at Achrol Samvat 1819 (1762 AD).
- Jujhar inscription of Ladana (Fagi) in Samvat 1856 (1799 AD)
- Inscription of the Bihari temple at Banskho (Jaipur) Samvat 1937 (1880 AD).
- Monumental inscription of Surajmal Shekhawat at Tunga Samvat 1886 (1829 AD).
- Vyas, Shyamaprasad, Cultural Study of Inscriptions of Rajasthan, Rajasthani Library, Jodhpur, 1986, p. 71.
- The inscription of the stepwell at Achrol in the year 1920 (1863 AD).
Purana Ghat (Ghat ki Virtu) Inscription of Mahadev Kund in Jaipur Samvat 1886 (1829 AD). - The inscription of Roopkunvari's stepwell located in Jobner Samvat 1704 (1647 AD).
- Sharma, Gopinath, Social Life in Mediville Rajasthan, Laxmi Narayan Agarwal Education Publishers Agra 1968, p. 91.
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