Kishangarh
Kishangarh is a city and a Municipal Council located in the Ajmer district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the historic capital of the Kishangarh State, founded in 1611 AD by Kishan Singh of the Rathore clan of Rajputs. It is served by Kishangarh Airport.
Etymology
Kishangarh was founded in 1611 AD by Raja Kishan Singh Rathore, the eighth son of Raja Udai Singh of Jodhpur, on the banks of Gundaloo lake. The city is named after its founder, with "Kishan" representing the king's name and "garh," derived from Sanskrit, meaning "fort".History
Kishangarh State was founded by the Jodhpur prince Kishan Singh in 1609. Before Kishan Singh this area was ruled by Raja Samokhan Singh.File:Savant Singh and Bani Thani in the Guise of Krishna and Radha Cruising on Lake Gundalao LACMA AC1999.264.1.jpg|thumb|left|Savant Singh and Bani Thani in the Guise of Krishna and Radha Cruising on Lake Gundalao, Kishangarh
Kishangarh was the capital of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj, which was located in the Rajputana Agency. It had an area of 2210 km2 and a population in 1901 of 90,970. This figure for population represented a decrease of 27% over the census figure of 1891, something presumably attributable to the famine of 1899-1900. The state enjoyed an estimated revenue of £34,000 and paid no tribute to the British Raj. In 1840, Prithvi Singh, became the 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, and reigned until his death in 1879, after which he was succeeded by his son, Sardul Singh.
A municipality was established at Kishangarh in 1892.
Maharaja Madan Singh ascended the throne in 1900 at the age of sixteen, at a time when the state was reeling from the impact of a devastating drought. The administration under him and his diwan was widely deemed worthy of approbation; irrigation from tanks and wells was extended and factories for ginning and pressing cotton were started. A social reform movement for discouraging excessive expenditure on marriages made remarkable impact during his reign.