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Jaisalmer
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Jaisalmer (jəsäl`mər), former principality, Rajasthan state, NW India. Its terrain is largely a sandy or stony waste and constitutes a section of the Thar Desert. Jaisalmer was brought under the Mughal empire by Akbar Akbar , 1542–1605, Mughal emperor of India (1556–1605); son of Humayun, grandson of Babur. He succeeded to the throne under a regent, Bairam Khan, who rendered loyal service in expanding and consolidating the Mughal domains before he was summarily
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 in 1570. It became a British protectorate in 1818. In 1949 the region was incorporated into Rajasthan state. It is now a rail terminus and strategic military post close to the Pakistan border.


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It travels through the state of Rajasthan, stopping at Jaipur, Jaiselmer, Jodhpur, Ranthambhore National Park, Chittaurgarh, Udaipur, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Agra and Taj Mahal along the way before returning to Delhi.
It travels through the state of Rajasthan, stopping at Jaipur, Jaiselmer, Jodhpur, Ranthambhore National Park, Chittaurgarh, Udaipur, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Agra and Taj Mahal along the way before returning to Delhi.
 
 
 
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