Patan, Rajasthan Patan, Rajasthan Patan is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. In the 12th century, it became the centre of a minor state called Tanwarawati or Torawati, ruled by a Tomar family. Anangpall II, who established the city of Patan and ruled present day Delhi , is from the family which are regarded to be the direct descendants of the Pandavas. In the eighteenth century the great Maratha warrior Alijah Shrinath Mahdhojirao (alias Mahadji Shinde) won the battle against the Rajput armies of Jaipur. Today's Jaipur and Jodhpur were on one side and on the other side was the
Military in Vatican City which culminated in the abolition of the Papal States. It survived (greatly reduced in size) into the period of the Vatican City State, as a "de facto" Vatican military unit from 1929 to 1970, providing internal security. The elaborate ceremonial uniform (of 19th-century origin) included bearskin headdresses with red plumes, black coatees with white-fringed epaulettes, white doeskin breeches, and knee-high riding boots. The day to day service dress uniform included bicorne hats and blue trousers. In 1970 the corps was transformed into a civilian police unit named the Central Security Office. In 1991 it was renamed the Security Corps of