Ajaymeru alias Ajmer
According to the available documents, Ajayraj Chauhan, the king of the Chauhan dynasty, established this city and made it a glorious city. Later, the city of capital of the Chauhan dynasty was decorated with lakes and gardens. This city was founded on March 27, 1112 by Ajayraj Chauhan. The town was named as Ajaymeru after his name. Ajay is the name of the king and Meru is the peak. Writing about the beauty of this city, poet Jayanak Kashmiri of Prithviraj Chauhan's court has described this as a more beautiful city than Indra’s Alankapuri, Shrikrishna’s Dwarka and Ravana’s Lanka.
After the establishment of this city, King Chauhan made this city the capital of his empire. This Chauhan dynasty ruled for about eight hundred to one thousand years. Ajayraj Chauhan was the 23rd king of this dynasty. The last king of this dynasty was Prithviraj Chauhan, who was defeated by Mohammad Ghori i.e. Mohammad of Ghazni and the thousand year rule of Chauhan dynasty came to an end. Prithviraj Chauhan was called the last Hindu emperor till Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj became the king and conquered Maharashtra and South India AND Peshwas who conquered Delhi as Hindu Kings after Prithviraj Chouhan.
After Prithviraj Chauhan, the city came under the control of Ghori. Eventually, the city was renamed Ajaymer and later Ajmer. After Ghori, this city was ruled by Akbar and later by the other Mughal Emperors. The name of the city with such a beautiful name as AJAYMERU was changed forever due to the reluctance of our own kings. There are many cities which were renamed by Conquerors at their own will.
® ® Compilation and Writing: Prasanna Athavale
09/06/2020
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