An informative and interesting read on the\n life and times of the legendary ‘bridegroom prince’, Dulha Rai . \n \n \n The inception of the kingdom of Dhundhar (later the princely state of\n Jaipur) is ascribed to Dulha\n Rai, who is remembered as the progenitor of the Kachwaha dynasty of\n Rajputana. His career and rise\n to power is deeply linked with the district of Dausa and its principal seat\n of power, the enigmatic\n Dausa Fort. Details of his life and achievements (late tenth-eleventh\n century), however, remain a\n murky subject, while his family background and its history are also topics\n which are largely unexplored till date. This is due to the lack of first-hand\n information and understanding of the early medieval period in which the\n events of his life transpired. \n \n By piecing together various clues and analysing historical records, Maharaj\n Devraj Singh—the grandson of Jaipur’s last ruling maharaja, Sawai Man Singh\n II, and his wife, Maharani Gayatri Devi—attempts to narrate the hitherto\n unknown history of his ancestors in the centuries prior to their move into\n Rajasthan, during which time they were known as the Kachaphaghatas of Gwalior\n and Narwar.