In ancient times Jalore was known as Jabalipura - named after the Hindu saint
Jabali. The town was also known as Suvarngiri or Songir, the Golden Mount, on which the fort stands. It was a flourishing town in the 8th century, and according to some historical sources, in the 8th-9th centuries, one branch of the
pratihara empire ruled at Jablipur (Jalore). Raja Man
Pratihar was ruling
Bhinmal in Jalore when
Parmara Emperor
Vakpati Munja (972-990 CE) invaded the region — after this conquest he divided these conquered territories among his Parmara princes - his son Aranyaraj Parmar was granted Abu region, his son and his nephew Chandan Parmar, Dharnivarah Parmar was given Jalore region. This ended almost 250 years Pratihar rule over Bhinmal. Raja Man Pratihar's son Dewalsimha Pratihar was a contemporary of Abu's Raja Mahipal Parmar (1000-1014 CE). Raja Devalsimha made many attempts to free his country or to re-establish Pratihar hold onto Bhinmal but in vain .Finally he settled for the territories in Southwest of Bhinmal, comprising four hills - Dodasa, Nadwana, Kala-Pahad and Sundha. He made Lohiyana (present
Jaswantpura) his capital. Hence this subclan became Dewal Pratihars. Gradually their jagir included 52 villages in and around modern Jalore district. The Dewals participated in Jalore's Chauhan Kanhaddeo's resistance against Allauddin Khilji. Thakur Dhawalsimha Dewal of Lohiyana supplied manpower to Maharana Pratap and married his daughter to the Maharana, in return Maharana gave him the title of “Rana” which has stayed with them till this day In the 10th century, Jalore was ruled by the
Paramaras. In 1181,
Kirtipala, the youngest son of
Alhana, the
Chahamana ruler of
Nadol, captured Jalore from the
Paramaras and founded the
Jalore line of Chauhans. His son
Samarasimha succeeded him in 1182. Samarasimha was succeeded by
Udayasimha, who expanded the kingdom by recapturing Nadol and Mandor from the Turks. During Udayasimha's reign, Jalore was a tributary of the
Delhi Sultanate. Udayasimha was succeeded by
Chachigadeva and
Samantasimha. Samantasimha was succeeded by his son
Kanhadadeva. During the reign of Kanhadadeva, Jalor was
attacked and captured in 1311 by the Delhi's Turkic Sultan
Alauddin Khalji. Kanhadadeva and his son Viramadeva died defending Jalore.
Rathore rulers of
Ratlam used the
Jalore fort to safe-keep their treasure. In the Middle Time nearly 1690 Royal Family Of
Jalore Yadu
Chandravanshi Bhati Rajput Of
Jaisalmer came Jalore and make make their kingdom. They are also known as
Nathji, Thakaro by the local people of Ummedabad. Jalore is a second capital of them the first capital was
Jodhpur still
chhatri of bhati sardar from royal family of Jalore ancestors exists. They ruled whole Jalore,
Jodhpur in their time after
Mughals they had only Ummedabad. The Turkic rulers of
Palanpur State of
Gujarat briefly ruled Jalore in the 16th century and it became part of the
Mughal Empire. It was restored to
Marwar in 1704, and remained part of the kingdom until shortly after Indian Independence in 1947. There are 12 Math (Big Hindu monasteries) and 13 Takiya (Masjid). Jalore is known as the "Cradle of the Marwari horse" - an indigenous horse breed famed for its beauty, endurance and loyalty to the horsemen who fought interminable wars on horseback. == Geography ==