MAHARAJA SURAJMAL          

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Context

• PM Modi pays tributes to Maharaja Surajmal on his Jayanti.

Suraj Mal

• About: Suraj Mal or Sujan Singh, was a Hindu Jat ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan. Under him, the Jat rule covered the present-day national capital Delhi and districts of Agra, Aligarh, Alwar, Bharatpur, etc.
• The Jats, under Suraj Mal, overran the Mughal garrison at Agra.
• Recognition: A contemporary historian had described him as "the Plato of the Jat tribe" and by a modern writer as the "Jat Odysseus", because of his "political sagacity, steady intellect and clear vision"
• Forts built: Lohagarh Fort was built in 18th century by Suraj Mal. It is the only fort in India that no one in history has won. Lohagarh Fort is considered one of the strongest forts because the British could not capture it. Jawahar Burj and the Fateh Burj were built to celebrate the victory over Mughals and British.

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