Jaora is a city and a municipality in Ratlam district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

He later served the Holkar Maharaja of Indore, subduing Rajput territories in northern Malwa and annexing their lands.

The expansion stopped after he was defeated by Raja Lakshman Singh of Sailana, who made him swear not to trouble the local Rajputs after the victory.

The Nawabs of Jaora were very loyal to the British and were responsible for destroying many Rebels during the mutiny period.

From Jaora there are direct trains for Ajmer, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Agra, Kota, Indore, Bhopal, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Mumbai, Vadodara, Ahmedabad.