Editing Jat people (section)

==== Bharatpur ====
:{{main|Bharatpur}} & {{main|Maharaja Suraj Mal}}

[[Image:Maharaja Surajmal.jpg|thumb|right|[[Maharaja Suraj Mal]]]]
[[Image:Coat of arms of Bharatpur rulers.JPG|thumb|Coat of arms of Bharatpur rulers]]
In the disorder following Aurangzeb's death in 1707, Jat resistance resumed, organized under the leadership of [[Churaman]] (1695&ndash;1721). The Jat power under the leadership of [[Churaman]] took a big leap forward during the rule of the imbecile successor of Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb left behind a host of serious problems for his weak successors to deal with people highly agitated like Jat people. <ref>G.C.Dwivedi: The Jats, Their role in the Mughal Empire, Ed [[Dr Vir Singh]], 2003, p.55</ref> Churaman's nephew, [[Badan Singh]] (1722&ndash;1756), established a kingdom centered at [[Deeg]], from which he extended his rule over Agra and Mathura.    

[[Badan Singh]]'s eldest son and successor was [[Maharaja Suraj Mal]] (1707&ndash;1763) . Suraj Mal, described as the "Jat Plato" and the "Jat Ulysses", extended his kingdom to include [[Agra]], [[Mathura]], [[Dholpur]], [[Mainpuri]], Hathras, [[Aligarh]], Etawah, [[Meerut]], [[Rohtak]], Farrukhnagar, Mewat, Rewari and [[Gurgaon]]. He was described as the greatest warrior and the ablest statesman that the Jatts had ever produced. The author of Siyar says,  Suraj Mal had in his stable twelve thousand horses, mounted by so many picked man, amongst whom on horseback and then wheeling round in order to load under shelter, and these men had by continual and daily practice become so expeditious and so dangerous marksmen, and withal so expert in their evolutions, that there were no troops in India and could pretend to face them in the field. Nor was it thought possible to wage war against such a prince with any prospect of advantage. <ref>Siyar IV, p. 28</ref><ref>K.R. Qanungo, History of the Jats, Ed. Dr Vir Singh, Delhi, 2003, p. 97</ref> 

Suraj Mal  moved the capital from [[Deeg]] to Bharatpur after 1733. [[Rustam]], a Jat king of the Sogariya clan, had laid the foundation of the modern city of Bharatpur. After him, control passed to his son, [[Khemkaran]] and then to  Suraj Mal. Khemkaran was a warrior. He was awarded with the title "[[Faujdar]]", which is still used by all Sogariyas. The beautiful palace and gardens at Deeg and the Bharatpur fort, both built by Suraj Mal, symbolised the coming of age of the Jat state. Suraj Mal died on 25 December, 1763. 

The chronology of [[Sinsinwar]] Jat clan rulers of Bharatpur is as under: 

*[[Gokula]] (? - 1670],
*[[Raja Ram]] (1670 - 1688),
*[[Churaman]] (1695 - 1721),
*[[Badan Singh]] (1722 - 1756), 
*[[Maharaja Suraj Mal]] (1756 - 1763), 
*[[Maharaja Jawahar Singh]] (1763 - 1768), 
*[[Maharaja Ratan Singh]] (1768 - 1769), 
*[[Maharaja Kehri Singh]] (1769 - 1771), 
*[[Maharaja Nawal Singh]] (1771 - 1776), 
*[[Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Bharatpur|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] (1776 - 1805), 
*[[Maharaja Randhir Singh]] (1805 - 1823), 
*[[Maharaja Baldeo Singh]] (1823 - 1825), 
*[[Maharaja Balwant Singh]] (1825 - 1853), 
*[[Maharaja Jaswant Singh]] (1853 - 1893), 
*[[Maharaja Ram Singh]] (1893 - 1900) (Exiled), 
*[[Maharani Girraj Kaur]] (1900-1918) (regent), 
*[[Maharaja Kishan Singh]] (1900 - 1929), 
*[[Maharaja Brijendra Singh]] (1929-1947) (Joined the Indian Union)

During British Rule, the state covered an area of 5,123 sq.km. Its rulers enjoyed a salute of 17 guns. The state acceded unto the dominion of India in 1947. It was merged with three nearby princely states to form the 'Matsya Union', which in turn was merged with other adjoining territories to create the present-day state of Rajasthan.