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  • Churu

    …was founded about 1620 by Churru, a chieftain of the Jats (an agricultural people of northern India), from whom its name is derived. It is a local market for wool, millet, gram (chickpeas), cattle, and salt and has cottage industries that include hand-loom weaving, pottery, and leather manufacture. Bajra (pearl…

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    …was founded about 1620 by Churru, a chieftain of the Jats (an agricultural people of northern India), from whom its name is derived. It is a local market for wool, millet, gram (chickpeas), cattle, and salt and has cottage industries that include hand-loom weaving, pottery, and leather manufacture. Bajra (pearl…

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