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Jaisalmer, town, western Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is situated on a level plain in the Thar (Great Indian) Desert, about 135 miles (215 km) northwest of Jodhpur. The town, noted for its buildings of yellowish brown stone, was founded in 1156 by Rawal Jaisal, a chief of the Rajputs (the warrior rulers of the historic region of Rajputana). In the 12th century Jaisalmer state reached the height of its power. After the sack of the capital by the Muslim Delhi sultan ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn Khaljī early in the 14th century, its fortunes declined. It subsequently became a Mughal fiefdom and ...(100 of 279 words)

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