Maukala
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Maukala is a city in Merta Taluk, Nagaur District of the State of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 in India embellished with temples and palaces. It is also referred to as Mokala or Myokal in some texts. Merta City is bounded by Mokala in the west. Ajmer and Jodhpur are easily accessible from Mokala via roadways.The nearest airport is at Jodhpur. The prime attractions include Meera Bai Temples, Pushkar and palaces in the region. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:FKjskTz9cyMJ:www.indianetzone.com/13/merta_city_rajasthan.htm+Merta+City+is+bounded+by+Mokala+in+the+west&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in

History

It was a Strong Princely Thikana of Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...

 Rajputs in British India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 and had the famous town Makrana
Makrana
Makrana is a town in the Nagaur district of Indian state of Rajasthan. Makrana is famous for the white stone as marble mined from the mines around it. It is said that the Taj Mahal was built from Makrana marble. Makrana is a small town, but it has plenty of marble outcrops. Most of the residents...

 of world's most renowned white marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...

 from which The Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal...

 was built. Joseph Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...

, who was an English short-story writer, poet, novelist and a Nobel Prize Winner for Literature in 1907, wrote in his works about Myokal or Maukala.

The Chauhan Rulers of Maukala

  • Thakur Sahib Shri Bagh Singh Ji, married daughter of Thakur Sahib of Pachranda Thikana of Jodhpur and had issue, 4 sons and 2 daughters.
    • Kunwar Zabar Singh, married daughter of Thakur Sahib of Thikana Babra
    • Kunwar Mohan Singh, married daughter of Thakur Sahib of Thikana Badi-Khatu
      Khatu
      Khatushyamji is a village of religious importance in Sikar District of Rajasthan in India where there is a famous temple of Shyam Baba. It is said to be founded by Khatkar gotra Jats.-Distances:*Ringas: 17 km; Jaipur: 80 km; Delhi: 266 km...

    • Kumari Baiji Lal Sajjan Kanwar Sahiba, married son of Thakur Sahib of Abhaypura
      Abhaypura
      Abhaypura is a village in Nawa Thesil of Nagaur District of Rajasthan state in India.-General information:Abhaypura was one of the 24 villages in the Princely Thikana Abhaypura of Marwar which is now called as Thikana Jiliya and has 14 villages....

       Jiliya
      Jiliya
      Jiliya is a place in Nagaur District of Rajasthan. It was a Princely Thikana in British India. It is developing as a tourist spot to explore the natural scenic beauty of Rajasthan. The majority of the population is involved in agricultural and trade activities...

    • Kunwar Girdhari Singh, married daughter of Thakur Sahib of Thikana Palas (Jodhpur)
    • Kunwar Kishan Singh, married daughter of Thakur Sahib of Borunda Thikana
    • Kumari Baiji Lal Munni Kanwar Sahiba, married son of Thakur Sahib of Kalwar
      Kalwar
      The Kalwar, Kalal or Kalar is a geographical title used by the Kalwar clan of Chandravanshi or Somvanshi Rajputs and Thakurs of Kalwar Thikana near Jaipur in Rajasthan referring to various geographical locations present globally viz. Kalal province in Pakistan, Qalal Azerbaijan, Kalar Iraq, Kalar...

       Thikana

See also

  • Thikana
  • Chauhan
    Chauhan
    Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...

  • Makrana
    Makrana
    Makrana is a town in the Nagaur district of Indian state of Rajasthan. Makrana is famous for the white stone as marble mined from the mines around it. It is said that the Taj Mahal was built from Makrana marble. Makrana is a small town, but it has plenty of marble outcrops. Most of the residents...

  • Tazimi
    Tazimi
    Tazim was a medieval system of respect given to some noble person in India. During medieval period, gold was not allowed to be born by every person. However, some castes were allowed to bear gold, but they too were not allowed to bear the gold in foot, except for the ladies. A Tazimdar was allowed...

     Naresh
    Naresh
    Naresh is a word popularly used among Hindus as a name.Naresh may refer to:* Naresh , a city in Babylonia, situated near Sura on a canal* Allari Naresh, an Indian movie actor who works in Tollywood...

  • Abhaypura
    Abhaypura
    Abhaypura is a village in Nawa Thesil of Nagaur District of Rajasthan state in India.-General information:Abhaypura was one of the 24 villages in the Princely Thikana Abhaypura of Marwar which is now called as Thikana Jiliya and has 14 villages....

     Jiliya
    Jiliya
    Jiliya is a place in Nagaur District of Rajasthan. It was a Princely Thikana in British India. It is developing as a tourist spot to explore the natural scenic beauty of Rajasthan. The majority of the population is involved in agricultural and trade activities...

  • Jadawata
    Jadawata
    Jadawata / Jaravata / Jadavata / Jarawata ' is located near Dudu and Narena in Jaipur District of the State of Rajasthan in India.-History:...

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