Dungarpur: A Glorious Century

Dungarpur: A Glorious Century is a concise and crisp historical account, from 1846 to 1948, relating to three outstanding rulers of the Guhilot-Ahada dynasty, which ruled the erstwhile Dungarpur State (now Dungarpur District) in south Rajasthan for nearly eight centuries without a break. In terms of antiquity, very few princely states in pre-independent India or elsewhere in the world can match this record. It is also noteworthy that the Guhilot-Ahada dynasty of Dungarpur has been the elder branch of the well-known dynasty of Mewar's Sisodia rulers.These hundred years were glorious in the long and chequered history of the erstwhile Dungarpur State on account of the extraordinary performance of three rulers - Maharawals Udai Singh, Vijay Singh and Lakshman Singh - who ruled during this period and achieved eminence, each in his own special way. This century-long fascinating story, hitherto untold, is captured in this book.