Monuments

The extensive old deserted site covering an area of nearly six sq. km remained famous as the capital of the Malava gana (republic). The site was excavated in 1942-43 by Krishna Deva on behalf of the Jaipur State Department of Archaeology. It continued to becalled Malavanagara even up to the tenth century CE More than 6000 Malav coins have been discovered bearing legends Malavanam Jayah or Malavaganasya Jayah. Carlleyle and Cunningham supported by Allan assigned them to a period between CE 200 and CE 350. But Smith and Rapson thought that their initial date is around 150 BCE  and their terminal date may extend up to the fourth and fifth centuries CE One leader of  the public, whose name has not been fully deciphered, raised the standard of revolt and celebrated the ekashashtirata sacrifice in CE 226 to proclaim the independence of his republic.   It is notified vide Act No. LXXI of 1951, dated 28.11.1951.