Archeological excavations in the late 1950s and early 1960s revealed that Ahar was the site of the ChalcolithicAhar culture.[2] Two distinct cultures have been identified at the Ahar archeological site - Ahar Period I (2580 BC to 1500 BC) and Ahar Period II (1000 BC onwards).[2]
In the pre-modern era, Ahar was a politically significant town after it became the capital of the Guhil rulers of Mewar in c.948 and stayed so until c.1116 when the capital moved to Nagda.[3][4] Its other historical names are Aghatapura and Atpura.[4]
ahar, rajasthan, ahar, former, town, historical, significance, located, north, bank, ahar, river, present, city, udaipur, rajasthan, india, aharformer, townahar, cenotaphs, memorials, past, rulers, mewar, aharaharlocation, rajasthanshow, rajasthanaharlocation,. Ahar is a former town of historical significance located on the north bank of the Ahar River in the present day city of Udaipur Rajasthan in India AharFormer townAhar Cenotaphs memorials to past rulers of Mewar in AharAharLocation in RajasthanShow map of RajasthanAharLocation within IndiaShow map of IndiaCoordinates 24 35 14 N 73 43 18 E 24 587258 N 73 721550 E 24 587258 73 721550 Coordinates 24 35 14 N 73 43 18 E 24 587258 N 73 721550 E 24 587258 73 721550Country IndiaStateRajasthanDistrictUdaipur districtHistory EditArcheological excavations in the late 1950s and early 1960s revealed that Ahar was the site of the Chalcolithic Ahar culture 2 Two distinct cultures have been identified at the Ahar archeological site Ahar Period I 2580 BC to 1500 BC and Ahar Period II 1000 BC onwards 2 In the pre modern era Ahar was a politically significant town after it became the capital of the Guhil rulers of Mewar in c 948 and stayed so until c 1116 when the capital moved to Nagda 3 4 Its other historical names are Aghatapura and Atpura 4 See also EditAhar CenotaphsReferences Edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Ahar Rajasthan a b Hooja Rima July 2000 The Ahar culture A Brief Introduction Serindian Indian Archaeology and Heritage Online 1 Archived from the original on 18 August 2000 Bhattacharya A N 2000 Human Geography of Mewar Himanshu Publications ISBN 9788186231906 a b Jain Kailash Chand 1972 Ancient Cities and Towns of Rajasthan A Study of Culture and Civilization Motilal Banarsidass pp 219 224 This article related to a location in the Indian city Udaipur is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ahar Rajasthan amp oldid 1106051725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
