Dhundhar

Dhundhar is a region of Rajasthan state in western India. Also known as Jaipur region, It includes the districts of Jaipur, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, and Tonk and the northern part of Karauli District. The region lies in east-central Rajasthan, and is bounded by the Aravalli Range on the northwest, Ajmer to the west, Mewar region to the southwest, Hadoti region to the south, and Alwar, Bharatpur, and Karauli districts to the east. The southern and central portions of the region lie in the basin of the Banas River and its tributaries, including the Dhund River, which gives its name to the region. The northern portion of the region is drained by the Ban Ganga River, which originates in Jaipur district and flows east to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state. The Meenas kings were the early rulers of Dhundhar and later on the region was governed by the Kachwaha dynasty from the 11th century until after India's independence in 1947. The Kachwaha kingdom, whose first capital was at Dausa then Amber, was later known as Jaipur, after the new capital established in 1727 by Maharaja Jai Singh II, who ruled from 1700 to 1743.