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Good News in History, May 12
565 years ago today, Jodhpur, the "Sun City," the "Blue City," was founded amid the stark lands of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India....
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On This Day in History
Good News in History, May 12
565 years ago today, Jodhpur, the "Sun City," the "Blue City," was founded amid the stark lands of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India. In 1459, Rao Jodha Rathore succeeded in conquering the surrounding territory from the Delhi Sultanate and thus founded a kingdom that came to be known as Marwar. Located on the strategic road linking Delhi to Gujarat, it was able to profit from a flourishing trade in opium, copper, silk, sandalwood, dates, and other tradeable goods. READ more about the city... (1459)