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Alsisar Mahal
Jhunjhunu, India · Alsisar · Accessible Luxury
Alsisar Mahal was taken by the ancestors of the current Thakur in 1737 and became the fortified seat of the Shekhawat rulers of Alsisar, and in 1834 it was bombarded by the British Shekhawati Brigade under Colonel Henry Forrester, which destroyed a quarter of it. Restored as a heritage hotel outside Jhunjhunu, it stands in the Shekhawati region named for the clan of Maharao Shekhaji.
- 43 rooms
- Neighborhood: Village
About Alsisar Mahal
- Alsisar Mahal was claimed in 1737 by the ancestors of the current Thakur, and Thakur Samrath Singhji captured the fort and established it as the seat of the Alsisar estate.
- In 1834 the British Shekhawati Brigade under Colonel Henry Forrester bombarded the palace and destroyed about a quarter of it.
- The Alsisar family descends from the Shekhawat clan, which gives the Shekhawati region its name.
- A major restoration turned the palace into a heritage hotel outside Jhunjhunu.
History
Alsisar Mahal is a heritage palace hotel in Shekhawati, Rajasthan, India, but the hotel’s own public site offers almost no hard chronology beyond its name, setting, and self-description as a “Heritage Palace Hotel.”. The homepage frames the property as the “Magnificent & Breathtaking Palace of Alsisar” and places it in Shekhawati, Rajasthan, India, while also pointing to an “Our Story” section; however, no construction date, founding family, architect, or restoration timeline is visible in the page text that could be verified directly.
Alsisar Mahal is a restored palace-turned-hotel in the Shekhawati heritage landscape, once the residence of the Thakur of Alsisar of the Shekhawat clan, with frescoed facades and courtyards. Its current identity clearly leans on the region’s hallmark features: frescoed façades, courtyards, and a palace setting in northern Rajasthan.
The property operates today as a 43-room heritage hotel in Shekhawati, a palace of historic character that hosts the Magnetic Fields music festival and belongs to Historic Hotels Worldwide. The public material available does not yet support firmer claims about the year of construction, original owners, or specific restoration campaigns, so those details should be omitted rather than guessed.
The setting
1 km from NH41 national highway.
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