Ajmer Tourism | Tour Guide Ajmer Rajasthan

AJMER 1
Sufi Capital
By Kishore Singh

Ajmer has enjoyed an interesting history. It was a stronghold of the Chauhan Rajputs till the 12th century. Prithviraj Chauhan lost Ajmer (then called Ajayameru) to Mohammad Ghori in 1193 AD. The town whiled away the next few centuries in oblivion, and it wasn’t till Akbar annexed it as part of the Mughal empire in the 16th century that Ajmer had a steady presence in history again. It became, for the Mughals, first a military base and later a place of pilgrimage.

The Mughal empresses and princesses spent time here and invested this region with their trademark preferences. Nur Jehan, for instance, had roses cultivated for the making of her favourite attar (some believe this expensive perfume was discovered by Nur Jehan’s mother). Also distinctive is the variety of paan (betel) leaves grown in the region which smells and tastes of rose petals.