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GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, TONK

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Nawabi Nagari 'Tonk' is famous not only in Rajasthan but also all over India for its historical legends. It is situated on National Highway No. 12 at a distance of 100 km from Jaipur. It is located in the northeastern part of the state between 26°10'52"N and 75°46'52"E. The total area of the district is 7194 km². As per the history, Jaipur's King Man Singh conquered Tari & Tokra Janpad in the regime of Akbar. In 1643, twelve villages of Tokra Janpad were given to Bhola Brahmin. Later Bhola gave a name to these twelve villages as 'Tonk.' It is surrounded by 5 districts: north, Jaipur district; south, Bundi district and Bhilwara district; east, Ajmer district; and west, Sawai Madhopur district. Average rainfall is 62 mm. Agriculture and animal husbandry are the main occupations of the people. The history of Tonk is very old, as it is connected with Bairath culture and civilization. Tonk has been called Rajasthan ka Lucknow, Adab ka Gulshan, Romantic poet Akhtar Shreerani ki Nagri, Meethe Kharboojo ka Chaman, and Hindu Muslim Ekta ka Maskan, as a result of which Tonk could keep an isolated status in Rajasthan. During the regime of the Nawabs, all the natives were invited to an Islamic function of Miladdunabi without regard to caste, color, or creed, which was organized by the ruling Nawabs for the period of seven days in the month of Rabiul Awwal, collectively with all zeal in Tonk. It is further important to mention here that the first founder ruler of Tonk was Nawab Mohammed Amir Khan. It was known as Samwad Lakshya in the Mahabharat period. In the regime of the Mauryas, it was under the Mauryas, and then it was merged into Malwa. Most of the part was under Harsh Vardhan. As per Hevan Sang, a tourist from China, it was under Bairath State. In the regime of Rajputs, the parts of this state were under Chavras, Solankis, Kachvahs, Sisodiyas, and Chouhans. Later, it was under the regime of King Holkar and Sindhia. In 1806, Amir Khan conquered it from Balvant Rao Holkar. Later, the British government gained it from Amir Khan. As per the treaty of 1817, the British government returned it to Amir Khan. Tonk was founded in 1818 by an Afghan military leader who was granted land by the ruler of Indore.

GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, TONK

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