Jodhpur
Jodhpur is an historic Indian city whose original, old Blue City is made up of brightly painted blue houses clustered around the mighty Mehrangarh, the muscular fort and ancient palace. The city was built in 1459 AD by Rao Jodha, the Rajput chieftan of the Rathores, as the new capital of the state of Marwar to replace the ancient capital Mandore.
Background[edit]
The old city that earned Jodhpur the name the Blue City, Is mainly on the north side of the town, and is also known as Brahmpuri for the many Brahmins that live there. The forts and palaces, temples and havelis of the old Blue City are full of culture and tradition, spices and fabrics, colour and texture and stretches out to the 10km-long, 16th-century city wall.