Sirohi Tourism, Rajasthan India
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Sirohi Fast Facts
- State: Rajasthan
- District: Sirohi
- Famous for/as: Historical
- Area: 5139 sq. kms.
- Altitude: 321 m
- Language: Rajasthani, Hindi
- Best Season: Oct - Mar
- Weather: Summer 25-40°C, Winter 10-24°C
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- Pincode: 304025
- STDCode: 02972
Sirohi, India Overview
The Sirohi city is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District, and was formerly the capital of the princely state of the same name. Nearest railway station of the district is Sirohi road station. Except the fairs and festivals Sirohi paintings are very famous in all over the world.
The Name Sirohi had been derived by "Siranwa" hills on the Western Slope of which it stands. Colonel Tod in his book "Travels in Western India" has suggested that the names of the territory might have derived from its position at the head (Sir) of the desert (Rohi), Sirohi also named as "Sword" and this had led some people to believe that this State of brave Deora Chauhans received its present name due to its wide spread fame of its Swords.
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Sirohi, India History
The state of Sirohi was founded by the Deoras, a branch of the Chauhan clan of Rajputs. Rao(the Hindi title is a variation of Raja) Deoraj, founder of the dynasty, claimed descent from Prithviraj III, the last Hindu ruler of Delhi. In 1405, Rao Sobhaji founded the town of Shivpuri on the western slope of Siranwa Hill. Shivpuri today lies in ruins. In 1425, his son and successor, Sehastramal founded a fortress on the eastern slope of the same hill, which became his capital and grew into the present-day town of Sirohi.
During the early years of the 19th century, Sirohi suffered much from wars with Jodhpur and the Meena hill tribes of the area. The protection of the British was sought in 1817, the pretensions of Jodhpur to suzerainty over Sirohi were disallowed, and in 1823 a treaty was concluded with the British government. Sirohi became a self-governing princly state within British India, and part of the Rajputana Agency.For services rendered during the Revolt of 1857, the Rao received a remission of half his tribute.
The state was traversed by the Rajputana Railway in the 19th century, and a station was built at Abu Road 28 miles south of the town of Sirohi. Rao Keshri Singh (ruled 1875-1920) and his successors were granted the title Maharao (equivalent to Maharaja) in 1889. With the independence of India in 1947 the process of integration of princely states of India started. The Sirohi state was merged on 16th Nov. 1949 with Rajasthan State.