Ajmer is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state. The city gives its name to a  district, and also to a former province of British India called Ajmer-Merwara, which,  after India’s independence, became the state of Ajmer until November 1, 1956, when  it was merged into Rajasthan state.

Ajmer was founded in the tenth century CE by Raja Ajay Pal  Chauhan. He established the Chauhan dynasty which continued to rule the country  while repeated waves of Muslim invasion swept across India. Ajmer was conquered  by Muhammad of Ghor, founder of the Delhi Sultanate, in 1193. Its internal  government, however, was handed over to the Chauhan rulers upon the payment of  a heavy tribute to the conquerors.

Ajmer then remained feudatory to Delhi until 1365,  when it was captured by the ruler of Mewar. In 1509 Ajmer became a source of  contention between the maharajas of Mewar and Marwar, and was ultimately  conquered by the Marwar ruler in 1532. Ajmer was lost to the Mughal emperor Akbar  in 1559. It continued to be in the hands of the Mughals, with occasional revolts, till  1770, when it was ceded to the Marathas. From that time up to 1818 Ajmer was the  scene of an ongoing struggle, being seized at different times by the Mewar and the  Marwar maharajas, from whom it was often retaken by the Marathas. In 1818 the  Marathas sold Ajmer to the British for 50,000 rupees. Since then Ajmer had enjoyed  unbroken peace and stable governance.

Pushkar – is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India near Ajmer, about 14  Kilometers away, and is an important tourist destination. Pushkar is famous for  Pushkar Lake and the 14th century Hindu temple to Brahma, God as the Creator of  all creation. This is the only temple of Brahma in the world. Pushkar is also famous  for its annual Camel Fair.

Dargah Shareef – of Khwaza Moinuddin Chishti is situated at the foot of the  Taragarh hill, and consists of several white marble buildings arranged around two  courtyards, including a massive gate donated by the Nizam of Hyderabad, a mosque  donated by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the Akbari Masjid, and the domed tomb  of the saint. To this place Emperor Akbar, with his queen, performed pilgrimage on  foot from Agra every year in observance of a vow he had made when praying for a  son. The large pillars, erected at intervals of two miles the whole way between Agra  and Ajmer, marking the daily halting places of the royal pilgrim, are still extant.

Taragarh Fort – the fort of Ajmer, seat of the Chauhan rulers, is claimed to be  the first hill fort of Asia, built at a time when the Aravalli mountain ranges were above  the snowlines. This gives it the reputation of being one of the oldest hill forts of the  world, and it is definitely the oldest among the hill forts in India.

Adhai-din-ka-jhonpra – a Jain temple constructed in 1153 and converted into  a mosque by Qutubuddin Aibak after 1193, is situated on the lower slope of the  Taragarh hill. With the exception of that part used as a mosque, nearly the whole of  the ancient temple has fallen into ruins, but the relics are not excelled in beauty of  architecture and sculpture by any remains of Hindu art. Forty columns support the  roof, but no two are alike, and great fertility of invention is manifested in the execution  of the ornaments.

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