Jahazpur

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Jahazpur
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Jahazpur
Jahazpur (India)
Coordinates: 25°37′N75°17′E / 25.62°N 75.28°E / 25.62; 75.28
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Elevation
334 m (1,096 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
18,816
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Jahazpur is a historical town and a municipality in Bhilwara district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is also the tehsil headquarters of the Jahazpur tehsil. It is known for the Jain temple swastidham, built around the Jahazpur fort.

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History

According to a legend, the fort of Jahazpur was originally built by Samprati, grandson of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, who was a follower of Jainism. This fort once guarded the Hadoti Bundi and Mewar terrain like a Giridwar (mountain pass). In the tenth century, Rana Kumbha rebuilt the fort of Jahazpur.

Jahazpur Jahazpur is dominated by people of the Meena tribe who have been settled since ancient times and the Meenas of Motish and Pratihar or Padihar gotra ruled Jahazpur.

Jahazpur State was took in 1572 by Jagmal Singh, when he was denied the kingship of Mewar. He went to Mughal service, and Emperor Akbar gifted him Jahazpur Jagir, he used Rao as his title; Jahazpur State existed until 1758, when the Maratha forces invaded the Jahazpur fort, forcing the rulers to shift to Anjar.

Meena Tribal people are very brave and independent by nature. They protested against the British rule in 1855 and 1857.The Meena chieftains here attacked the Maratha bases and looted them in 1809, due to which the Maratha Leader Mahadji Scindia left this area. In 1867 To pacify the Meena chieftains, the Mewar state gave them the parganas of Jahazpur, Hindoli, Deoli, Gormagarh. They ruled here freely.Meena chieftains had control over the entire Kherad region whose capital was Gormagarh.

The ruins of several ancient Jain temples have been found at Jahazpur.

Geography

Jahazpur is a town in Rajasthan located at 25°37′N75°17′E / 25.62°N 75.28°E / 25.62; 75.28 near Bundi and Shahpura, towns of Bhilwara, and Deoli, a town in Tonk district. It has an average elevation of 334 m (1,096 ft). The area has rich mineral resources.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [1] Jahazpur had a population of 18,816. Males constitute 51% of the population while the females constitute another 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%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Elected Representatives

Jahazpur is one of the 200 Vidhan Sabha (legislative) constituencies in Rajasthan. Gopichand Meena serves as the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Jahazpur in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. [2]

Temples

Shri 1008 Munisuvratnath Jain Mandir

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Statue of Tirthankara Munisuvratnath

Jahazpur, along with Hasteda, is known for its ancient idols of Munisuwartnath. The temples at Jahazpur and Hasteda is dedicated to Munisuvrata, the 20th tirthankara of Jainism. The Moolnayak idol at the newly-built Jahaj (ship) shaped temple at Jahazpur is a black idol of Munisuvrata Swami. This temple has been constructed with the inspiration of Shri 105 Swasti Bhushan Mataji. The idol is considered miraculous by Jains.

The statue of Munisuvrat Nath was unearthed from the ground during the construction of a house in Jahazpur in 2013.

Shri 1008 Bhooteshwar Mahadev

There is a historical temple of Hindu god Shiva in the village of Luhari-Kalan and is famous among the locals.

Chavandiya mata

The temple is dedicated to Chavandiya Mataji and is located near Jahazpur.

Raos of Jahazpur

Meena Chiefs after Maratha Invasion

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References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  2. "Jahazpur Assembly Election Results 2023". oneindia.com.