Sawai
Madhopur City Guide " Gate
way to the Tigers Den "
Lying on the main Delhi Mumbai railway line Sawai Madhopur is the gateway to
the world renowned Ranthambhar National Park-the famous tigers reserve, just
12 km away from here.
Ranthambhor has been a witness to the rise
and fall of many rulers and a series of battle scenes.
In the
13th century A.D., Govinda, the grandson of Prithviraj Chauhan took over the
reign of the land. Later his successor Vagbhatta beautified the city and
built a noteworthy temple at Jhain.
In the middle of 15th
century A.D., Rana Kumbha captured the fort and gifted it to his son to be
occupied later by the Hada Rajputs of Bundi and Mughal Emperors Akbar and
Aurangazeb. Mughal emperor Shah Alam gifted it to Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh
1 of Jaipur in 1754 and since then it was mainted as trhe hunting preserve
of the Maharaja sawai madho Singh queen wlizabeth II and the duke of
edinburgh were part of the royal part of hunting parties who stayed here.
