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![[Alwar]](../images/i/in-alwar.gif)
image by Jorge Candeias
Alwar is a former state, now part of Rajasthan, NW India. Area = 3158 square miles; founded by Rajput chieftain Pratap Singh in 1771; joined British against Marathas in 1803.
Jarig Bakker, 9 November 1998