Jhalawar (Raj)

Hin: झालावाड़ jhālāvād  ‘Jhala’s City’   City/District, Rajasthan From Jhala and Skt: pura→wara, ‘fort, ‘city’. Jhalawar was founded by Jhala Zalim Singh, the Rajput Dewan of Kota State (90km away), in the late 18thC as a military barracks to defend his territories...