Close to Lohagarh Fort stands the Bharatpur Palace, a long, low complex combining Mughal-style arches with Rajput chhatris and jharokhas. Inside, high-ceilinged halls and courtyards lead to the Government Museum, where sculptures from old temples, weapons, stone inscriptions, miniature paintings, royal portraits and everyday objects from the Bharatpur court are displayed. Floors of polished stone, carved brackets and painted ceilings in some rooms give a good sense of how the Jat rulers adapted Mughal–Rajput styles in their own way.
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The palace grew in stages under different Jat rulers of Bharatpur State from the 18th to 19th centuries, particularly under Maharaja Suraj Mal and his successors, who wanted a residence that reflected both their warrior identity and their diplomatic links with Delhi and Agra. After the integration of princely states into India, much of the palace became government property. The Government Museum, Bharatpur was established here to house artefacts collected from the fort, nearby archaeological sites and royal stores, creating an official narrative of Bharatpur’s history—from the ancient Matsya region mentioned in the Mahabharata (the wider area) to the rise of the Jat kingdom.
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