Bundi

Bundi

India
 town, southeastern Rajasthan (Rājasthān) state, northwestern India. It is situated in a gorge surrounded by forested hills on which stand several palaces and forts. Bundi is said to have been named for Bunda, a 13th-century chieftain. The town is an agricultural market centre. It served as capital of the former princely state of Bundi (established in the 14th century by the Rajputs (Rājput)), and its palaces are noted for their distinctive “Bundi-style” frescoes. A college in Bundi is affiliated with Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University.

      The original princely state of Bundi was known as Haraoti. It came under British paramountcy as a result of a treaty in 1818 and became part of the state of Rajasthan in 1948. Pop. (2001) 88,871.

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