17 Facts About Bikaner

1.

Bikaner is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India.

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Bikaner was the first son of Maharaja Rao Jodha of the Rathore clan, the founder of Jodhpur and conquered the largely arid country in the north of Rajasthan.

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Bikaner therefore decided to build his own kingdom in what is the state of Bikaner in the area of Jangladesh.

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4.

Bikaner was an expert in arts and architecture, and the knowledge he acquired during his visits abroad is amply reflected in the numerous monuments he built at the Junagarh fort.

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5.

Bikaner refurbished the Karan Mahal with a Diwan-i-Am and called it the Anup Mahal.

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6.

Under a treaty of paramountcy signed in 1818, during Maharaja Surat Singh's reign, Bikaner came under the suzerainty of the British, after which the Maharajas of Bikaner invested heavily in refurbishing Junagarh fort.

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Bikaner was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India, served as a member of the Imperial War Cabinet, represented India at the Imperial Conferences during the First World War and the British Empire at the Versailles Peace Conference.

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8.

Bikaner built the Ganga Niwas Palace, which has towers at the entrance patio.

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9.

Bikaner named the building Lalgarh Palace in honour of his father and moved his main residence there from Junagarh Fort in 1902.

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10.

The hall where he held his Golden Jubilee as Bikaner's ruler is a museum.

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11.

Ganga Singh's son, Lieutenant-General Sir Sadul Singh, the Yuvaraja of Bikaner, succeeded his father as Maharaja in 1943, but acceded his state to the Union of India in 1949.

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12.

Bikaner is situated in the middle of the Thar desert and has a hot desert climate with very little rainfall and extreme temperatures.

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13.

Climate in Bikaner is characterized by significant variations in temperature.

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14.

Bikaner railway station is a major railway junction in the North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways.

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15.

The first railway link to Bikaner was established on 9 December 1891 as part of Jodhpur State Railway and it has undergone many administrative modifications since then.

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16.

Bikaner is well served with roads and is linked directly to Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Sri Ganganagar, Jodhpur, Alwar, Rewari, Narnaul, Ludhiana, Bhatinda, Ambala, Panipat, Surat, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Haridwar, Jaisalmer, Bhilwara, Churu, Sikar and many other cities.

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17.

Maharaja Ganga Singh of the Indian State of Bikaner founded Bikaner Camel Corps around 1890 and became a part of the BSF in Independent India.

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