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==Alternative spellings==
Ajmere, Ajaymeru
→Railway workshops and colony
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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|image=Ajmir - General View.jpg|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.441,74.641&z=12&t=h&hl=en 26.441°N 74.641°E]
|altitude= 486 m (1,594 ft)
|presentname=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajmer Ajmer] |stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan Rajasthan ]
|country=India
|transport=[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]]<br>[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]}}
{{Places of Interest|title=Ajmer|name=Ajmer|link=xxxxx}}
'''AjmerCity''' was the administrative headquarters of Ajmer District in the province of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_145.gif Ajmer-Merwara]. It is now the largest city in Rajasthan. ==Spelling variants==Modern name: Ajmer<br>Variants: Ajmere / Ajaymeru / Ajmeer ==Also see==*[[Ajmer-Merwara Districts]]*[[Mhairwara Battalion]] also known as the Merwara Regiment.*[[Ajmer Regiment]], a city that [[Second World War]] regiment. ==Army==There was a cantonment at Ajmer, and elsewhere in the province at [[Nasirabad]] (14 miles away) and Deoli. Further details are given in this [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_173.gif link]<ref> [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_173.gif "Army: Ajmer- Merwara Province"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 5'', page 165.</ref> C 1859, there was a detachment of the Mhairwarrah (Mharwarrah, Mharwarra) Battalion , a Local Infantry or Irregular Corps, stationed at Ajmere.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=DPY2AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA249 Page 249] ''Quarterly Army List of Her Majesty's British Forces on the Bengal Establishment'' 1859 Google Books</ref> There were also troops of the Battalion at Bewar (Bewur) which is possibly in the vicinity. ===Volunteers==="Ajmer is the head-quarters of the 2nd Battalion, [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment |Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Volunteer Rifles]]. The corps originally formed part of the Agra Volunteer Rifle Corps, with the title of Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps. In 1887 its title was changed to the present designation. It consists of 11 companies, including a cadet company at Mount Abu. Its strength in 1903 stood at 344".<ref> [https://archive.org/stream/rajputanadistri00agegoog#page/n141/mode/2up Page 122] ''Rajputana District Gazetteers: Volume I-A Ajmer Merwara'' by C C Watson, ICS 1904 Archive.org</ref> ==Railway workshops and colony==Ajmer, and [[Jamalpur]] workshops manufactured more than 500 broad and narrow gauge steam locomotives between 1895 and 1920. <ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/the-last-gasp-for-indias-age-of-steam-drivers-mourn-locomotives-that-united-a-nation-1468307.html “The last gasp for India's age of steam: Drivers mourn locomotives that united a nation”] 23 October 2011 independent.co.uk</ref> There was a large railway colony, with a hospital at Ajmer. It was one of those railway colonies along the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] whose Railway Institute dances were so well regarded that people would travel for up to six hours by train to attend.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201101231007/https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/the-anglo-indian-legacy-saga-106491.html "The Anglo-Indian province legacy saga"] by R V Smith Nov 26 2015 ''The Statesman'', now archived. </ref> ==External links==*[http://archiseek.com/2009/1879-mayo-college-ajmer-india/ 1879-Mayo College, Ajmer] archiseek.com *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150919014907/http://www.gpmsdbaweb.com/memoir2/LifeinIndia/Ajmer_1933_1940(1).htm Ajmer 1933-40] Life in a railway colony from [https://web.archive.org/web/20150426070344/http://www.gpmsdbaweb.com/memoir2/ An Indian Childhood], now archived, by Eugene Blanchette born 1933.*[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/oct/22/pindia-rajasthan-british-raj "My Indian summer"] The author’s mother lived in Ajmer, where her father was a senior railway foreman, until Independence. www.guardian.co.uk 22 October 2011[[Image:Ajmere - Arhai-Din-Ka-Ihopra 001.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Ajmere -Arhai-Din-Ka-Jhopra]] ====Historical books online====*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_178.gif "Ajmer City"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 5'', page 170.*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_145.gif "Ajmer-Merwara Province"]. ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 5'', page 137.*[Rajputanahttp://books.google.com.au/books?id=kFQOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 ''Some Account of the General and Medical Topography of Ajmeer''] by Assistant Surgeon Robert Hamilton Irvine 1841 Google Books*[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.14910/page/n1/mode/2up ''Ajmer Historical And Descriptive''] by Har Bilas Sarda. 1911. Missing title page. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.213052/mode/2up 2nd file, with title page]. Archive.org. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.122657/page/n1/mode/2up 1941 reprint edition, rewritten and enlarged], Archive.org mirror from Digital Library of India.==References==<references/> {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}
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