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Heritage Hotel-History |
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| Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh
II of Jaipur was a perfect and a complete ruler. He gave to Jaipur, the
modernized version of Sports Education Theater, Medicines And Industrial
Arts. He married in Madhogarh family and gaveMadhogarh as a
hereditary estate to Thakur Pratap Singh Ji a Rajput of Bhati clan. Fort
Madhogarh is 400 year old property build by Madho Singh who belongs to
a Rajput of Kachava Clan |
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Thakur Bhawani Singh
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when the plasters of the fort were pealing off and stoneslabs falling under
the ravages of time, the family whose ancestors Thakur Bhawani Singhthe
fourth generation direct descendant When he saw his beautiful fortress turning into rubblehe embarkedon the project to convert it into a family run heritage hotel. Launched into a hotel in July
2000, the fort promised a transcendental experience to visitors |
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Battle Of Tunga - Madhogarh
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| The decisive battle between
Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh Ji of
Jaipur and Mahadaji Scindia of the Marathas was fought in the plains of Tunga-Madhogarh on 28th
July 1787 The battle started at 9 am and .lasted till about one hour after
sunset. The combined Rajput army of Jaipur and Jodhpur was
about 50,000 strong while the Maratha army was larger, with about 80,000
soldiers. |
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Benoit De Boigne |
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| The Maratha army had a professionally trained
battalion under the command of the famous French General Benoy De Boigne.
He was Born into the Leborgne family in Chambery (France) 1751.He led an
exemplary career , as a General, training and commanding the Maratha Army. He was the most trusted General of Sindhia's army. He was never beaten.
He was an Adventurer, a Great Strategist, and a Subtle diplomat. |
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Mahadaji Scindia |
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| The Rajput army decisively
defeated the Maratha army. In fact the Maratha General, Mahadji Scindia, one
of the most gifted military geniuses of the Maratha Army, Contemporary of
Mughal Empero Shah Alam. He was granted the title of "Vakil- e-
Muttlak" the highest title in the Mughal court at that time. He was
forced to abandon the battlefield and leave at night. It was his military
competence that prevented Tunga from becoming another Panipat. |
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Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh |
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| The battle of Tunga - Madhogarh
was a praise winning event in the life of Sawai Pratap Singh Ji of Jaipur as
it was a decisive battle in the series of warfare with the Marathas. He
wouldn't have made it without the help of Maharaja Bijay Singh of Jodhpur
because he helped him by sending 20 thousand Rathore soldiers.
The causalities numbered in thousands. Even today in some fields in
Tunga-Madhogarh pieces of rusted equipment and human bones are found. |
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