Now a hotel operated by the Maharana of Mewar's property trust, this palace is one of two (the other is operated by India's Taj Hotel group, which also owns Blue Sydney) in Lake Pichola.
These palaces formerly served as summer retreats for the King and his court from the heat of the land. The much larger City Palace can be seen from Jagmandir.
The palace lies in the south of Lake Pichola, and was completed in stages by Maharana Jagat Singh I (constructed the mandir , or temple) and Maharana Karan Singh who built the palace in the period from 1620-8.
This palace is historically important - it was here that Prince Khurram (who later became Mughal Emporor Shah Jahan, the man who built the Taj Mahal for his wife Mumtaz) took refuge from his father, Jehangir - Maharana Karan Singh provided this initially at City Palace, but then the Prince was moved to the island palace on the Lake after his nobles failed to respect local customs.
In a historical ironic turn, he later lead the Mughal army (1614) to defeat Maharana Amar Singh (the father of Maharana Karan Singh). The Mewari rulers were asked to act as members of the Mughal court and a friendly relationship between the Mewar rulers (the Sisodias) and the mighty Mughals was seeded.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Jagmandir Island Palace, Lake Pichola
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