The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s5.22

c6.s5.22

Jeypur—The territory of Jaipur, including Âlwar, was the ancient Matsya-deśa of the Mahâbhârata. Its capital was Birâṭa (modern Bairâṭ) where the Pâṇḍavas resided incognito for one year; it is a small village to the west of Âlwar and forty-one miles north of Jaipur and one hundred and five miles south-west of Delhi.