Town · Contested ground · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Makrana

The white marble belt on the eastern edge of the Nagaur country, where the stone for the great Jain shrines of western India is cut and hauled south by ox cart.

The quarries are worked continuously and the medieval workings are not separately datable.

How things stand that morning

The white marble belt on the eastern edge of the Nagaur country, where the stone for the great Jain shrines of western India is cut and hauled south by ox cart. The quarries are worked continuously and the medieval workings are not separately datable.

Sources and studies

  1. OMNIA board notes for the place (a lead only; checked against the sources above)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.