Rao Keshri Singh (ruled 1875-1920) and his successors were granted the title Maharao (equivalent to Maharaja) in 1889. 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. Sirohi became a self-governing princely state within British India, and part of the Rajputana Agency.įor services rendered during the Revolt of 1857, the Rao received a remission of half his tribute. 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. The capital was shifted to Sirohi around 1450.ĭuring the early years of the 19th century, Sirohi Kingdom suffered much from wars with Jodhpur and the Meena hill tribes of the area. In 1425, his son and successor, Sehastramal (or Sahastramal, 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. In 1405, Rao Sobhaji (6th in descent from Rao Deoraj) founded the town of Shivpuri on the western slope of Siranwa Hill. Deoraj, founder of the dynasty, claimed descent from Prithviraj Chauhan III, the last Hindu ruler of Delhi. In about 1315 the region passed into hands of Deoras, a branch of the Chauhan clan of Rajputs. In 1197 Qutubuddin Aibak general Khusrav defeated its king Dharavarsha near the foot of Mount Abu. After defeating Prithviraj Chauhan III in 1192, the Muslim Army also attacked Chandravati. In 1024, the kingdom was attacked and plundered by Mahmud Ghazni, when he passed through Rajasthan to attack Anhilwada. The first Paramara ruler of the area was Sindhuraja. The western part of the Jalore district has a desert landscape as it falls in the Thar Desert and has a desert landscape complete with sand dunes.įrom the early 10th century the region was ruled by the Paramaras of Abu from the capital Chandravati. The region has an arid semi-desert climate and falls under the category of the Northwestern thorn scrub forests eco-region. The West Banas River drains the southeastern part of the region. The Sukri river and its tributaries flows through this region and flows in the west direction to join the Luni River before it evacuates into the Rann of Kutch. Bali, Falna, Abu Road, Sanderao and Sirohi are the main towns of the region. It covers the region of Jalore, Sirohi and the southern portion of Pali district of Rajasthan. Gorwar stretchs along the edge of the Aravalli Hills and is bounded by Mewar in the south-east and Gujarat in the south-west.
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