Ajmer formerly written Ajmere is a city in Ajmer District in Indias Rajasthan state. Surrounded by the Aravalli Mountains Ajmer also known as Ajaymeru was the city once ruled by Prithviraj Chauhan. Ajmer was a centre of Chauhan power till 1193 A.D. Even during the Muslim conquests Ajmer did not lose its charm and importance. It was only when Prithvi Raj Chauhan lost to Muhammed Gohri that Ajmer passed on to multiple hands of feudal lords Marwar rulers and finally the Mughals. Eventually Ajmer was conquered by the Marathas who subsequently lost it to the British and it became one of the only parts of Rajasthan controlled directly by the East Indian Co.
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