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}}</ref> [[Rao Bika]] established the city of Bikaner in 1488. He was the son of [[Rao Jodha]] of the Rathor clan, the founder of [[Jodhpur]] and conquered the largely arid area in the north of Rajasthan.
Provoked by a stray comment by his father, [[Rao Bika|Bika]] left Marwar (Jodhpur) with his uncle [[Rao Kandhal|Kandhmal]] to create his own kingdom. During his journey, [[Rao Bika|Bika]] stopped at [[Deshnoke|Deshnok]] where he consulted the mystic [[Karni Mata]] for her blessings and get prophesied that he would be successful. Encouraged by her support, [[Rao Bika|Bika]] took advantage of the internal rivalries of the [[Jat people|Jat clans]] to carve out his own territory in the "[[Jangladesh]]" region of [[Rajasthan]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
Though it was in the [[Thar Desert]], [[Bikaner]] was considered an [[oasis]] on the trade route between [[Central Asia]] and the [[Gujarat]] coast as it had adequate spring water. Bika's name was attached to the city he built and to the state of Bikaner ("the settlement of Bika") that he established. Bika built a fort in 1478, which is now in ruins, and a hundred years later a new fort was built about 1.5 km from the city centre, known as the Junagarh Fort.<ref name="Ring">{{Cite book|last=Ring|first=Trudy|author2=Robert M. Salkin|author3=Sharon La Boda|title= International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania|work=Bikaner|page= 129|
Around a century after Rao Bika founded Bikaner, the state's fortunes flourished under the sixth Raja, Rai Singhji, who ruled from 1571 to 1611. During the [[Mughal Empire]]'s rule in the country, Raja Rai Singh accepted the [[suzerainty]] of the Mughals and held a high rank as an army general at the court of the Emperor [[Akbar]] and his son the Emperor [[Jahangir]]. Rai Singh's successful military exploits, which involved winning half of [[Mewar|Mewar kingdom]] for the Empire, won him accolades and rewards from the Mughal emperors.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} He was given the [[jagir]]s (lands) of Gujarat and [[Burhanpur]]. With the large revenue earned from these jagirs, he built the Chintamani Durg (Junagarh fort) on a plain which has an average elevation of {{convert|760|ft|m}}. He was an expert in arts and architecture, and the knowledge he acquired during his visits abroad is amply reflected in the numerous monuments he built at the Junagarh fort.<ref name=Ring/><ref name=history/><ref name=Juna>{{cite web|url=http://www.realbikaner.com/palace/junagarh/index.html|title=Junagarh Fort, Bikaner|
Maharaja Karan Singh, who ruled from 1631 to 1669, under the suzerainty of the Mughals, built the Karan Mahal palace. Later rulers added more floors and decorations to this Mahal. Anup Singh ji, who ruled from 1669 to 1698, made substantial additions to the fort complex, with new palaces and the [[Zenana]] quarter, a royal dwelling for women and children. He refurbished the Karan Mahal with a Diwan-i-Am (public audience hall) and called it the Anup Mahal. Maharaja Gaj Singh, who ruled from 1746 to 1787 refurbished the Chandra Mahal (the Moon palace).
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*{{EB1911|wstitle=Bikanir |volume=3 |page=929}}
*{{cite book|author1=Beny, Roland |author2=Matheson, Sylvia A. | title=Rajasthan - Land of Kings| year = 1984| publisher=Frederick Muller| location=London| isbn = 0-584-95061-6| page = 200 pages}}
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*{{cite book|author1=Martinelli, Antonio |author2=Michell, George | title=The Palaces of Rajasthan| year = 2005| publisher=Frances Lincoln| location=London| isbn = 978-0-7112-2505-3| page = 271 pages}}
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