The Name Sirohi had been derived by "Siranwa" hills on
the Western Slope of which it stands. Colonel Tod in his book
"Travels in Western India" has suggested that the names
of the territory might have derived from its position at the
head (Sir) of the desert (Rohi), Sirohi also
named as "Sword" and this had led some people to believe
that this State of brave Deora Chauhans received it present
name due to its wide spread fame of its Swords.
In 1405, Rao Sobha Ji (Sixth in descent from Rao Deoraj,
the Progenitor of the Deora Clan of Chauhans ) founded a town
Shivpuri on eastern slope of Siranwa hill which is called
KHUBA. Relics of the old city is found there and a pivious
place of Virji is still a place of worship.
Sehastramal, the son of Rao Sobha ji founded the
present city SIROHI on weatern slope and liad foundation stone
of the Sirohi fort on second day of Vaisakh in the
year 1482 (V.S.) i.e. 1425 (A.D.) on the top the present town
of Sirohi and made it his Capital which lies on the Western
Slope of the Siranwa hills, later all the area under Deoras
came to be known as Sirohi. In puranic tradition this area
has always been referred to as "Arbudh Pradesh".
It was also sometimes known as Arbudanchal. i.e.
Arbud + Anchal.
After Independence an agreement was signed between Central Government
and minor ruler of Sirohi State, with this the State Administration
of the Sirohi State was taken over by Bombay Government from
5th January 1949 to 25th January 1950. The first administrator
representing a bombay state was Prema Bhai Patel. After final
merger with Rajasthan in 1950, an area of 787 Sq. Km. consisting
of Aburoad and Delwara tehsils of Sirohi district was renamed
with the Bombay State on Ist Nov. 1956, after the recommendation
of the State organisation Commission, which forms the present
position of the district.
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