The state of rajasthan in india has a history dating thousands of years it was the site of the indus valley civilizationthe early medieval period saw the rise many rajput kingdoms like chauhans of ajmer guhilot and sisodias of mewar shekhawats of shekhawati sikar rathores of marwarlater the region came under suzerainty of the mughal empire. Rajasthan state of northwestern india before 1947 it comprised some two dozen princely states and chiefships after 1947 when india achieved independence from british rule the princely states and chiefships were integrated into india in stages and rajasthan assumed its present name the capital city is jaipur. Rajasthan was formed on 30 march 1949 when the region known until then as rajputana consisting of erstwhile princely states ruled mainly by rajputs history of rajasthan ancient period upto 1200 ad rajput clans emerged and held their sway over different parts of rajasthan from about 700 ad before that rajasthan was a part of several . The history of rajasthan dates back to the pre historic times around 3000 and 1000 bc it had a culture akin to that of the indus culture valley civilisation the chauhans who dominated rajputs affairs from the seventh century and by the 12th century they had become an imperial power