Maharaja Surajmal from Bharatpur was born on February 13 , 1707 on the day when the Mughal king Aurangzeb died.
Surajmal’s father Raja Badansingh raised him and the credit of laying foundation of princely state of Bharatpur goes to Surajmal. This princely state of Bharatpu is presently known as Bharatpur city which is situated in Rajasthan.
The Bharatpur princely state was established in the year 1733.
Surajmal in fact, was the man who built the impregnable Lohagad fort in Bharatpur, which did not allow enemies to enter inside even after being attacked 13 times. The walls of this fort were so strong that even the thick shells of the cannon could not cross them.
It is the only fort in the country, which has always been impregnable.
Maharaja Surajmal is the only Jat king among Rajput royals who is counted among heroes of the nation, the one who dreamed of creating an independent Hindu state. He never bowed before the Mughals and fought them together with Marathas.