The main entrance

Hotel Madhuban is the home of Rao Digvijay Singh Patan and his family.

Rao Digvijay is the heir to ancient state of Patan in Rajasthan. He is the head of the Tanwar Rajputs. Patan is the home of the Tanwar Rajputs and lies about 70 miles northeast of Jaipur, along National Highway 8, the road which connects Jaipur and Delhi.

The rulers of Patan belong to the Lunar clan and are descendants of King Parikshit, the grandson of the great Pandava Arjun, one of the heroes of the great Indian epic, Mahabharata.

The state was created by Emperor Anangpal II, who ruled North India from the throne of Delhi some 900 years ago, after he was ousted by Prithviraj Chauhan. He established an independent kingdom comprising of some 380 villages called Tanwarawati spread over 3000 sq kilometres, with it’s capital at Patan.

You can still visit Patan if you like, and do remember to ask Rao Digvijay about the fort at Patan.