| Bharatpur was
founded by Maharaja Suraj Mal in 1733 AD, as an impregnable well
fortified city, carved out of the region formerly known as Mewat.
The place was named as Bharatpur after the name of Bharat, the
brother of Lord Rama, whose other brother Laxman was worshiped as
the family deity of the Bharatpur.
Since long,
Bharatpur has been dominated by Jats. Today Bharatpur is better
known for the Keoladeo National Park, a unique bird place, delight
of ornithologists of the remnants of the royal past remain the
marvelous Bharatpur Palace housing a rich repository of a large
number of ancient exhibits that date back to the early 15th century.
Bharatpur was
the premier Jat State in Rajasthan. Badan Singh established and
founded the fort and palaces of Deeg in 1725. Seven years later, his
son laid the foundation nearby of the fort of Bharatpur.
It was a
formidable structure called Logagarh (iron fort), which lived up to
its reputation.
The interesting
aspect of the Bharatpur history is the domination
of Jats in the region since
17th century. Leaders like
Churaman and Badan Singh
brought the
jats together to mould them
into a force to reckon with.
Suraj Mal has been the
greatest ruler who made them a formidable
force and played a very
important role in the
Indian history during 19th
century | 
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