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Pratapgarh district ((ヒンディー語:जिला प्रतापगढ़ )) is the 33rd district of Rajasthan, created on 26 January 2008.〔Notication of the Government of Rajasthan No.Rev-Gp–1 F 9 (17) raj-1/07/3 January 25, 2008〕 It is a part of Udaipur Division and has been carved out from the erstwhile tehsils of Chittorgarh, Udaipur and Banswara districts. Pratapgarh town (Pin Code 312605, STD Code 01478) is the administrative headquarters of the district. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Rajasthan (out of 33), after Jaisalmer. ==History== Sisodia clan is amongst the ancient royal families in India.〔.Imperial Gazetteer of India, volum 8, pàgs. 72 i següents, Oxford 1908–1931.〕 This family ruled Mewar for more than eight hundred years. The famous Rajputs- Maharana Sangram Singh (also known as Rana Sanga), Maharana Kumbha and Maharana Pratap (May 9, 1540 – January 19, 1597) all belonged to this family. The rulers of 'Partabgadh-Raj' were descendants of Sisodia clan of Mewar Rajputs.〔Gauri Shankar Hirachand Ojha : History of Rajputana series. "Pratapgarh Rajya ka Itihasa" (History: Kingdom of Pratapgarh) Publishers: 'Rajasthani Granthaghar', Jodhpur 2000. ISBN 81-87720-02-6〕 Maharana Kumbha (1433–1468) was the ruler of Chittaurgarh state in the 14th century. Legend has it that due to some family dispute on property issues with his cousin Kshem Singh alias Kshemkarna (1437–1473), angry King Kumbha expelled him from his territory. Kshemkarn's family was refugee for some time and lived in the Aravali ranges in the southernmost part of Mewar regime. In 1514, Kshemkarn’s son Prince Surajmal (1473–1530) became the ruler of ''Devalia''. Surajmal established his capital of ‘Kanthal-Desh’ at ''Dewaliya'', (also called Devgarh), a small town about 10 km in the west from present Pratapgarh town, where old temples, cenotaphs, a historical palace and other ruins of bygone Partabgarh regime still can be seen. Thus, historically, Pratapgarh has been an integral part of Mewar Rulers of Udaipur. ;Etymology The name of Pratapgarh is after ''Maharawat'' Pratap Singh and not Maharana Pratap, as commonly mistaken! It is said that 'as the climate of Devgarh was not found to be suitable by the royal family', one of the descendants of Surajmal, Maharawat Pratap Singh of 10th generation (1673–1708) started to build a new town ahead of native village Devgarh in 1689–1699 and later named it as ''Partabgarh'', with a fortwall around his new palace and small township with eight entry gates. At that time, the area of Pratapgarh was reported to be about 889 square miles, whereas Dhariyawad, another small town near Pratapgarh, was founded by Rana ''Sahasmal'', the grandson of legendary ''Maharana Pratap'' in the mid 15th century. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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