when it was called circa way back in 500 B.C. The state of Rajasthan boosts of the Rajput rulers, their chivalry and reign. The Rajput warrior race was formed during the 6th and the 7th centuries A.D. The state of Rajasthan was consistently attacked from the northwest by the Muslim invaders. The royal warriors proved their metal and established themselves well by the 11th century in Rajasthan. Till the 15th century, Jaisalmer was a key city in the land route but the discovery of the new sea route by Vasco De Gama lead to the diminishing of its importance. By the middle of the 16th century, there were frequent marriage alliances between the Mughals and the Rajput rulers of Rajasthan, this fact explains the cultural and architectural influences of Islam (Mughals) on Rajasthan. The 18th century Rajasthan saw the attacks from the Marathas and amongst the Rajputs themselves besides the construction of the Jantar Mantar and the establishment of Jaipur as the capital city. Under the British rule, the nineteen Rajput states signed a treaty and came under an umbrella called Rajasthan.

Rajasthan is a northwestern state of the Indian mainland. It shares its boundaries with Pakistan as well as other Indian states like Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. The political boundaries between India and Pakistan do not limit the Thar or the Great Indian Desert to fall into the adjacent country as the Cholistan Desert. The Ghaggar river happens to be another remarkable geographical feature of Rajasthan. This seasonal river of India that originates from the Shivaliks in Himachal Pradesh terminates in the Thar Desert. The hot dusty plains of the state experience the extreme temperatures; at times the maximum count reaches 45 to 50 degrees. Rajasthan falls into the driest part of the country. The Aravali mountain range is a natural divider of Rajasthan that discriminates the sub humid areas of the East from the desert and sub desert areas in the West. The state of Rajasthan is a natural storehouse of hard rocks that produce marbles, granites and slates. The journey through the golden sands will certainly leave golden memories for you.

For the promotion of tourism, Rajasthan even offers royal trains services like the Royal Orient and the Palace of Wheels. Both promise to be the most lavish, comfortable and royal way of enjoying the vacation in the Land of Sands and Forts, Rajasthan.

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