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Pichola
Lake
was
built
in
1362
AD
by
Banjara,
a
gypsy
"Banjara"
tribesman
who
transported
grain,
during
the
reign
of
Maharana
Lakha.
Later,
Maharana
Udai
Singh,
impressed
by
the
charm
of
this
lake
with
the
backdrop
of
green
hills,
founded
the
city
of
Udaipur
on
the
banks
of
the
lake
and
also
enlarged
the
Lake
by
constructing
a
stone
masonry
dam
in
the Badipol region
on
the
shore
of
the
Lake.
The
lake's
surroundings
and
the
several
islands
within
the
lake
have
been
developed
over
the
centuries,
with
palaces,
marble
temples,
family
mansions,
bathing
ghats
or
chabutaras
(a
raised
platform,
normally
within
a
courtyard);
some
of
the
famous
ones
are
the Lake
Palace (now
converted
into
a
heritage
hotel)
in
the
middle
of
the
lake
also
called
the
Pichola
Palace
(pictured)
or
Jag
Nivas
located
on
the
Jag
Island,
the
Jag
Mandir,
the
Mohan
Mandir
(in
the
northeast
corner
of
the
lake
built
by
Jagat
Singh
between
1628
and
1652),
the
City
Palace
of
Udaipur
(Bansi
Ghat)
from
where
boats
ply
to
all
other
parts
of
the
Lake,
the
Arsi
Vilas
Island,
which
is
a
sanctuary
for
birds
and
the
Sitamata
Game
Sanctuary
on
the
western
shore
of
the
Lake.
At
several
locations
where
the
lake
narrows,
ornamental
arch
bridges
have
been
built
to
span
the
waterway
between
the
banks.[
Prince
Khurram
who
rebelled
against Jahangir,
sought
refuge
of
the
Mewar
King
Maharana
Karan
Singh
II
in
1623
and
was
housed
in
the
partially
completed
Jag
Mandir.
Prince
Khurram
later
usurped
the Mughal
Empire,
took
the
title
of Shah
Jahan
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