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India: Ruler or prince on horseback, Marwar, Rajasthan, early 19th century

India: Ruler or prince on horseback, Marwar, Rajasthan, early 19th century

Marwar - Hindi: मारवाड़ - is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. In Rajasthani dialect 'wad' means a particular area. The word Marwar is derived from Sanskrit word 'Maruwat'. English translation of the word is 'The region of desert'. Marwar includes the present-day districts of Barmer, Jalore, Lakshman Nagar, Jodhpur, Nagaur, and Pali. It is bounded on the north by the Jangladesh region, on the northeast by Dhundhar, on the east by Ajmer, on the southeast by Mewar, on the south by Godwar, on the southwest by Sindh, and on the west by Jaisalmer region.

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