{"id":4482,"date":"2014-08-25T17:55:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T12:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/?p=4482"},"modified":"2021-06-17T13:43:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T08:13:45","slug":"day-at-the-museums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/day-at-the-museums.html","title":{"rendered":"A day at the Museums | Rajasthan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"highslide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Royal-cannons-at-City-Palace.1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4483 size-full\" title=\"Royal-cannons-at-City-Palace.1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Royal-cannons-at-City-Palace.1.jpg\" alt=\"day at the Museums\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Royal-cannons-at-City-Palace.1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Royal-cannons-at-City-Palace.1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Rajasthan has a rich and vibrant history, even its name translates to &#8220;Land of Kings&#8221;. Of course, with monarchy comes feudal culture and a history of warfare, and Rajasthan has given India some of the finest warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Many legendary battles have been fought in this region including, Maharana Pratap\u2019s famous stand against Mughal emperor Akbar in the Battle of Haldighati (1576), which saw 10,000 Mewaris fight 100,000-strong Mughal soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>The weapons used in these battles are today a part of Rajasthani history. Therefore, a trip to Rajasthan is incomplete without appreciating some of the fine weaponry displayed at its various museums. They have been well preserved by historians and are a sight to behold.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/day-at-the-museums.html\/#The_City_Palace_Museum\" >The City Palace Museum:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/day-at-the-museums.html\/#Mehrangarh_Fort\" >Mehrangarh Fort<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/day-at-the-museums.html\/#Albert_Hall_Museum_Jaipur\" >Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/day-at-the-museums.html\/#Government_Museum_Akbars_Fort_in_Ajmer\" >Government Museum, Akbar\u2019s Fort in Ajmer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_City_Palace_Museum\"><\/span><strong>The City Palace Museum:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This beautiful palace is located in Udaipur and has a special Royal Courtyard dedicated to honour Maharana Pratap and his famous warrior horse Chetak. The gallery holds the original weapons and armour that were used by the king himself during the Haldighati battle. The most fascinating thing to note in this museum is the unique trunk like armour worn by the horses. It was used to disguise the royal horses as enemy elephants, thereby avoiding attacks from other elephants of the Mughals.<\/p>\n<p>Besides preserving the arms of Maharana Pratap, the museum also houses the best collection of hand guns, knives, arrows and axes that were used by the Mughals.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mehrangarh_Fort\"><\/span><strong>Mehrangarh Fort<br \/>\n<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The foundation of the Mehrangarh Museum was laid down by Maharaja Gaj Singh II, with the objective of setting up a world class Museum in the city of Jodhpur. This place is a Mecca for people interested in wars and traditional weapons.<\/p>\n<p>The museum displays a wide heritage of the arms used by the Rathores. It also has the finest and the rarest collection of arms from different periods, including swords and shields of the emperors of Jodhpur. The most fascinating weapon in the collection is the sword used by Akbar.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Albert_Hall_Museum_Jaipur\"><\/span><strong>Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur\u00a0<a class=\"highslide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC08718.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4485 size-large\" title=\"Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur\u00a0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC08718-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur\u00a0\" width=\"372\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC08718-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC08718-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC08718.jpg 1577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This museum located in the Pink City, Jaipur, is the oldest Museum in Rajasthan and it functions as the State Museum of Rajasthan. The Museum is named after King Edward VII (Albert Edward) and has a fine collection of rare historical objects including jewellery, sculptures, wooden objects, tribal costumes, marble statues and weapons of various emperors and kings of different time periods.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Government_Museum_Akbars_Fort_in_Ajmer\"><\/span><strong>Government Museum, Akbar\u2019s Fort in Ajmer<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This beautiful museum located inside Akbar\u2019s fort was built by Lord Curzon in 1908. It holds an assortment of miniature paintings, sculptures and arms and weapons. The weapons section has all kinds of arms and armour used in the battles of mediaeval periods. The collection includes daggers, guns, different kinds of swords, hilts, helmets and other weapons used by the Rajput warriors. The museum also houses a canon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajasthan has a rich and vibrant history, even its name translates to &#8220;Land of Kings&#8221;. Of course, with monarchy comes feudal culture and a history of warfare, and Rajasthan has given India some of the finest warriors. 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