Shekhawat is a clan of Rajputs found mainly in

Shekhawati Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India. The region was ruled by Shekhawat Rajputs. Shekhawati is located in North Rajasthan, comprising the districts of Jhunjhunu, parts of Sikar that lies ...

region of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

. Shekhawats are descendants of Maharao Shekha of Amarsar. Shekhawat is the most prominent clan among Kachhwaha. The Shekhawati region was ruled by them for more than 500 years. Fought against mughals many time. Rao Sujjan Singh of Chhapoli fought mughal army with 300 men to save temple. Yudhveer Singh Shekhawat is French face of Rajasthan

Notable people

* Bhairon Singh Shekhawat former Chief minister of Rajasthan and former Vice president of India. * Gajendra Singh Shekhawat the present Union Cabinet Minister in Ministry of Jal Shakti. * Piru Singh Shekhawat * Ajit Singh of Khetri of the Shekhawat clan helped the Swami Vivekanand by giving financial help *Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat

Legacy

Shekahwats constructed many forts and temples, step well(bawdi) in Shekhawati region and patronized Hindu culture. There are more than 50 forts constructed by them. Shahpura, Alsisar, Bissau, Dundlod,

Danta Ramgarh Danta Ramgarh is a census town and a tehsil tehsil of Sikar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Ex vice president of India Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, was born in village Khachariyaws close by to east of Ramgarh. Dantaramgarh tehsi ...

Mahansar Mahansar is a village in the Shekhawati region in Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1768 by the Thakurs of one of the branch of Shekhawats. It is located in Jhunjhunu district at a distance of 40 km from Jhunjhunu near the trifurcation o ...

, Khetri, Mandawa, Nawalgarh, dalelgarhfort(baloda)

Laxmangarh Laxmangarh is a town in Sikar district of Rajasthan state in India. History Laxmangarh was founded by Rao Raja Lakshman Singh of Sikar, in 1805. He also built a fort there now called Laxmangarh Fort Laxmangarh Fort ( hi, लक् ...

, Khandela

Sikar Sikar is a city and municipal council in the Sikar district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Sikar district. It is part of the Shekhawati region, which consists of Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhun ...

, Jhunjhunu these are sites of some beautiful fort, temples and other architectural beauty work done under shekhawat rule in Shekhwati

References

Rajput clans of Rajasthan Shekhawati {{India-ethno-stub