Heritage Mandawa

In centre of the Shekhawati region, Mandawa was a trading outspot for ancient caravan routes that stopped here from China and the Middle East.The Rajput ruler of Mandawa, Thakur Nawal Singh, built a fort in 1755 to protect this outpost. Madawa was made a thikana in the mid of 18th century by the Bhojraj Ji Kasubsub clan of Shekhawat Rajputs.About the origin of this town there have been earlier references to a man as founder of the mandawa village who first came to this place. This man was "Mandu Jat", he first established a dhani (hamlet) and dug a well here. Initially this place was known as ‘Mandu ki dhani’, ‘Mandu ka bas’ or ‘Manduwas’ which changed to ‘Manduwa’, ‘Mandwa’ and finally ‘Mandawa’.