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Sinsini
Sinsini (India)
Coordinates: 27°22′N77°17′E / 27.367°N 77.283°E / 27.367; 77.283
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
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Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN

Sinsini is a village in Bharatpur district in Rajasthan, India, situated 20 km to the south from Deeg. [1]

It was here, on a near-by hill, that the Jats, during their mid 1600s revolt against the Mughal emperors, built Fort Sinsani. It was destroyed by Bidar Bakht in 1690. [2] </ref>

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References

  1. "Sinsini". 2011 Census of India . Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. Sarkar, Jadunath (1924). History of Aurangzib: The closing years, 1689-1707. Calcutta: M.C. Sarkar & Sons. pp.  300–301.