Editing Alwar (section)

== Etymology ==
There are several theories about the derivation of the name Alwar. [[Alexander Cunningham]], the British Indian archeologist, believed that the city derived its name from the Salva tribe and was originally Salwapur, then Salwar, Halawar and eventually Alwar, According to another school it was known as Aravalpur or the city of [[Aravalli Range|Aravali]].

Some others opine that the city is named after [[Khanzada Alawal Khan|Khanzada Alawal Khan Mewati]] (the [[Khanzadas of Mewat|Muslim Khanzada]] prince who wrested Alwar from Nikumbh Rajputs){{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}. A research conducted during the reign of Maharaja Jai Singh of Alwar revealed that Maharaja Alaghraj, second son of Maharaja Kakil of [[Jaipur State|Amber]]. ruled the area in the eleventh century and his territory extended up to the present city of Alwar. He founded the city of Alpur in 1106 Vikrami Samvat (1049 A.D.) after his own name which eventually became Alwar{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}. It was formerly spelt as Ulwar but in the reign of Jai Singh the spelling was changed to Alwar{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}. Some sources say that the name Alwar comes from the Persian word timber.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ram|first=Maya|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.146820/page/n17/mode/2up|title=Rajasthan District Gazetteer Alwar|year=1964|location=Jaipur|pages=1}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=August 2021}}