Situated in the heart of old city and close to the railway
station the museum built by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1616.
The Museum was started in 1908 by the Government of India with
the object of collecting and preserving many unique objects
of antiquarian interest which were lying uncared for and scattered
all over Rajasthan. The Rajputan Museum as it is significantly
named, has in its galleries important exhibits from almost all
the princely States. The museum's main sections are devoted
to Sculptures, epigraphs, Prehistoric antiquities, Arms and
Weapons.
( a ) Sculptures constitute the most interesting section in
this Museum. The collection is enormously rich and varies from
periods ranging from the Gupta to the late Medieval period.
( b )The Epigraphical exhibits which number about one hundred,
are unsurpassed in many respects. Of special interest among
them are :
++ Brahmi inscription from Barli
++ Inscribed slab from Nagari.
++ Pratapgarh Inscription of Mahendrapala II.
++ Two slabs inscribed with the Drama Harakeli Nataka from Adhai-din-ka-jhonpra.
++ Slab containing drama Lalita Vigraharaj Nataka by somodeva
also from Adhai-din-ka-jhonpra.
++ Barla inscription of Prithiviraj Chauhan III.
( c ) A number of important copper plate grants add to the value
of rich collection of museum. They include.
( d ) Of the early coins, there are punch marked, Sibi-Janpada,
Indo-Greek, Indo Sassanian, Kushan and Gupta coins preserved
in the coin cabinet of this Museum. This also contains coins
of the Rajput rulers and also contains coins of this museum.
This also contains coins of the Rajput rulers and also of the
Mughal and Pathan rulers.
( e ) Paintings section contains more than a hundred exhibits,
including a dozen rare Chief, Birbal, A Muslim Prince and Farrukshyar
deserve mention. These paintings copies only ) depict well known
Rajput Kings.
