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Maukala

Coordinates: 27°08′N 74°31′E / 27.14°N 74.51°E / 27.14; 74.51
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Maukala
मौकाला
Town
Maukala is located in Rajasthan
Maukala
Maukala
Location in Rajasthan, India
Maukala is located in India
Maukala
Maukala
Maukala (India)
Coordinates: 27°08′N 74°31′E / 27.14°N 74.51°E / 27.14; 74.51
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictNagaur
Government
 • Maharaj Saheb ShriJabar Singh Chouhan
Population
 (1901)
 • Total18,000
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
341510

Maukala is a city in Merta Taluk, Nagaur District of the State of Rajasthan in India embellished with temples and palaces. It is also referred to as Mokala or Myokal in some texts. Merta City is bounded by Mokala in the west. Ajmer and Jodhpur are easily accessible from Mokala via roadways. The nearest airport is at Jodhpur. The prime attractions include Meera Bai Temples, Pushkar and palaces in the region. [1]

History

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It was a Strong Princely Thikana of Chauhan Rajputs in British India and had the famous town Makrana of world's most renowned white marble from which The Taj Mahal was built. Joseph Rudyard Kipling, who was an English short-story writer, poet, novelist and a Nobel Prize Winner for Literature in 1907, wrote in his works about Myokal or Maukala.[1]

The Chauhan Rulers of Maukala

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  • Thakur Sahib Shri Bagh Singh Ji, married daughter of Thakur Sahib of Pachranda Thikana of Jodhpur and had issue, 4 sons and 2 daughters.
    • Kunwar Zabar Singh, married daughter of Thakur Sahib of Thikana Babra
    • Kunwar Mohan Singh, married daughter of Thakur Sahib of Thikana Badi-Khatu
    • Kumari Baiji Lal Sajjan Kanwar Sahiba, married son of Thakur Sahib of Abhaypura Jiliya[2]
    • Kunwar Girdhari Singh, married daughter of Thakur Sahib of Thikana Palas (Jodhpur)
    • Kunwar Kishan Singh, married daughter of Thakur Sahib of Borunda Thikana
    • Kumari Baiji Lal Munni Kanwar Sahiba, married son of Thakur Sahib of Kalwar Thikana

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Smith Administration - VI".
  2. ^ "Forwarding student email". 19 November 2018.