Rajasthan Mukundra Hill Tiger Reserve in Kota. The state was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputanathe name adopted by the British Raj for its dependencies in the regionwas merged into the Dominion of India. Its capital and largest city is Jaipur. Other important cities are Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer and Udaipur. Rajasthan literally means "Land of Kings" or "King's Abode" (from "raja" "king" and "-sthan" "land, abode" from Sanskrit "sthā́na"). The first mention of the name "Rajasthan" appears in the 1829 publication "Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India", while the earliest known
Commissioner of Docks and Ferries of the City of New York Commissioner of Docks and Ferries of the City of New York The Commissioner of Docks of the City of New York was the head of the Department of Docks created by New York State's 1870 revision of the city charter, which returned numerous powers to the city that had previously been taken by the state. This version of the city charter was known as the "Tweed Charter", after William M. Tweed, the main force behind it. He was widely known as "Boss Tweed", and controlled much of local New York City politics via the Tammany Hall political club. At the