ABSTRACT
The territory of Kyamkhanis conquered by Rao Shekha (founder of the Shekhawat clan) which was later on expanded under his descendants came to be known as Shekhawati. The Shekhawati area is located in the north-east of Rajasthan and is on the north-west of Jaipur. The region of Shekhawati was the hereditary territory of the Shekhawats; therefore, the documents pertaining to the area remained in the private archives of the thikanedars. This chapter describes to study the growth of urban centres and pattern of agricultural production in the Shekhawati region. An effort has also been made to establish the relationship between the agricultural production and the emergence of qasbas in this region. The map of the Shekhawati region representing the crops of various kinds in the southern part may be helpful for a clear understanding about the crop pattern.
