Jodhpur is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Rajasthan, mainly due to the variety of things you can witness here. You have temples, forts, palaces, gardens, marketplaces and much more to explore in the Blue City of Rajasthan. Rao Jodho of Marwar kingdom founded the city in 1459 when he started developing the huge fort in Mehrangarh. Even though the capital of the city initially was Mandore, Jodhpur soon became the capital of Marwar. The whole city was built in and around the fort with huge expansion of population around the city in the last several decades. Due to the strategic position of the city on the Delhi Gujarat belt, the city reaped in huge benefits from trade and business here, thus making it one of the most prosperous cities in Rajasthan