: Mandore

About Mandore

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Mandore is a town located 9 km north of Jodhpur city, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The place is known as the birthplace of Ravana's wife Mandodari.

Mandore is an ancient town and was the seat of the Pratiharas of Mandavyapura, who ruled the region in the 6th century CE. Even after the disintegration of the Gurjara-Pratihara empire, a Pratihara family continued to rule at Mandore. This family formed an alliance with the Rathore chief Rao Chunda (r. c. 1383-1424) to defend its chiefdom against the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. Rao Chunda married a Pratihara princess of Mandore, and received the Mandore Fort in dowry; the Fort served as his family's capital until 1459 CE when Rao Jodha shifted it to the newly-founded city of Jodhpur.

Source: Wikipedia

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